Melanesia
Flag of Solomon Islands
An archipelago of nearly a thousand Pacific islands.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #184830 44%
- #0048a8 40%
- #f0c000 7%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Solomon Islands in numbers
| Official name | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|
| Capital | Honiara |
| Region | Melanesia, Oceania |
| Population | 686,878 |
| Area | 28,896 km² · 24 people per km² |
| Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
| Languages | English |
| Country codes | SB · SLB · .sb |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- The Solomon Islands stretch across hundreds of islands scattered over the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
- Its capital, Honiara, sits on Guadalcanal, the island that gave its name to one of World War II's fiercest campaigns.
- The waters around the islands hold so many sunken WWII ships and planes that one strait is famously nicknamed 'Iron Bottom Sound.'
Did you know
Some Solomon Islanders are born with naturally blond hair despite dark skin, a striking trait traced to a local genetic variation.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.