Where are the Solomon Islands? 🇸🇧

Solomon Islands is located in the Australia and Oceania region at latitude -9.64571 and longitude 160.156194 and is part of the Oceania continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

9° 38' 44.56'' S
160° 9' 22.30'' E

You can see the location of Solomon Islands on the world map below:

Solomon Islands on the World Map

Solomon Islands Neighboring Countries

The country has no neighboring countries/land borders.

Maritime Borders

Solomon Islands borders with the Pacific Ocean.

Solomon Islands Key Facts

Country	Solomon Islands
Coordinates	Latitude: -9.64571 Longitude: 160.156194
Country Codes	Alpha 2: SB Alpha 3: SLB
Country Flag Emoji	🇸🇧
Int. Phone Prefix	+677
Capital city	Honiara
Continent / Subcontinent	Oceania Australia and Oceania
Country Area	28,896 sq km
Population 2024	819,198 World Rank: 164
Median Age	19.3
Life expectancy	70.5
Major languages	Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+11:00
Internet TLD	.sb
Biggest Airport	Honiara International Airport (HIR)
Average temperature	25.65 °C 78.17 °F
Administrative Divisions	1 capital territory 9 provinces
Political system	Parliamentary democracy

Solomon Islands Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group	Lower middle income
World Bank Region	East Asia & Pacific
Currency	Solomon Dollar (SBD)
GDP in 2020	$1.5 (billions of USD) World Rank: 193
GDP per capita in 2020	$1,934 World Rank: 175
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Agriculture, manufacturing, energy, services
Top 5 Import Countries	Australia, China, United States, Japan, New Zealand
Top 5 Export Countries	Australia, China, United States, New Zealand, Japan