Solomon Islands

island sovereign state in Oceania
Country commonwealth_realm Q685
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World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Climate
tropical monsoon; few temperature and weather extremes
Terrain
mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
Natural resources
fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
People & Society
Languages
Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca in much of the country), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
Religions
Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, unspecified 0.1% (2009 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Independence
7 July 1978 (from the UK)
National holiday
Independence Day, 7 July (1978)
Legal system
mixed system of English common law and customary law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$2.07 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$2,500 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
2.5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
5.9% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate
1.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
China 56%, Australia 11%, Italy 10%, Spain 5%, Netherlands 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
China 42%, Singapore 13%, Australia 13%, Taiwan 5%, Malaysia 5% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Solomon Islands

Summary

Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm[1]. It draws 3,298 Wikipedia views per month (commonwealth_realm category, ranking #11 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Solomon Islands was a member of United Nations[3].
  • Solomon Islands was a member of Commonwealth of Nations[4].
  • Solomon Islands was a member of World Trade Organization[5].
  • Solomon Islands was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[6].
  • Solomon Islands was a member of International Development Association[7].
  • Solomon Islands was a member of International Finance Corporation[8].
  • Solomon Islands is in the country of Solomon Islands[9].
  • Solomon Islands's head of government is recorded as Jeremiah Manele[10].
  • Solomon Islands's image is recorded as Solomon Islands - Location Map (2012) - SLB - UNOCHA.svg[11].
  • Solomon Islands's continent is recorded as Oceania[12].
  • Solomon Islands's continent is recorded as Insular Oceania[13].
  • Solomon Islands's instance of is recorded as Commonwealth realm[14].
  • Solomon Islands's instance of is recorded as island country[15].
  • Solomon Islands's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[16].
  • Solomon Islands's instance of is recorded as country[17].
  • Solomon Islands's instance of is recorded as archipelagic state[18].
  • Solomon Islands's head of state is recorded as Charles III[19].
  • Solomon Islands's capital is recorded as Honiara[20].
  • Solomon Islands's official language is recorded as English[21].
  • Solomon Islands's currency is recorded as Solomon Islands dollar[22].
  • Solomon Islands's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg[23].
  • Solomon Islands's shares border with is recorded as Fiji[24].
  • Solomon Islands's shares border with is recorded as Papua New Guinea[25].
  • Solomon Islands's shares border with is recorded as Vanuatu[26].
  • Solomon Islands's shares border with is recorded as Australia[27].

Body

Geography

Solomon Islands is in the country of it[9]. Continents include Oceania[12] and Insular Oceania[13]. Its part of is recorded as Melanesia[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Commonwealth realm[14], island country[15], sovereign state[16], country[17], and archipelagic state[18].

History and Context

Solomon is named after Solomon Islands[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Solomon Islands include Southeast Solomonic[30], a language family[31] and Northwest Solomonic[32], a language family[33].

Why It Matters

Solomon Islands draws 3,298 Wikipedia views per month (commonwealth_realm category, ranking #11 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Southeast Solomonic[30], a language family[31] and Northwest Solomonic[32], a language family[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [12] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [27] . wikidata.org.
  20. [29] . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . thecommonwealth.org. thecommonwealth.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] . wikidata.org.
  27. [8] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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