Solomon Islands
A thousand islands with shell money and panpipes
Passport card
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar
- Languages
- English; most people speak Pijin
- People
- About 8.3 lakh
- Size
- About 28,896 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Matthew Wale
- Free since
- 7 July 1978
- Time
- 5½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 5:30 pm in Honiara
⭐ Huge coconut crabs here can crack coconuts open!
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Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Solomon Islands
Turn the globe with your finger. Solomon Islands has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Solomon Islands and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 110 times the size of Solomon Islands.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,800 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 8.3 lakh in Solomon Islands.
- DistanceHoniara is about 9,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSolomon Islands is 5½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 5:30 pm in Honiara.
Test yourself
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30 questions on Solomon Islands, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Solomon Islands
- A fresh mix from the country's 110 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Solomon Islands's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Solomon Islands back on the map
Solomon Islands and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Solomon Islands worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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