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Solomon Islands is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, Oceania, consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands northeast of Australia. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 7 July 1978. Its capital is Honiara. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Honiara 2
Population
828,857 2
2025 estimate, from Solomon Islands' own Wikipedia infobox; the 2019 census recorded 720,956.
Population Estimate Year
2025 2
Area (sq km)
28,896 2
Independence or Founding Year
1978 2
Solomon Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom on 7 July 1978.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy 3
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Solomon Islands

Cities

Connections

Associated With

Melanesia, Regions

Bordered By Water

Has Capital

Honiara, Cities

Honiara is the capital of Solomon Islands.

Source Honiara (Wikipedia)
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Source Matthew Wale (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Matthew Cooper Wale (born 13 June 1968) is a Solomon Islands politician serving as prime minister of Solomon Islands since 2026.

Origin Of

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Location Of

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Source Pacific Games (Wikipedia)Lead, host list, host country (6)
Quote, Lead, host list, host country (6)
The Solomon Islands hosted the event for the first time in 2023

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Found There

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Source Wikidata: Indispensable Reefs

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Source Reef Islands (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
The Reef Islands are a loose collection of 16 islands in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands.

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Source Solomon Islands (archipelago) (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 3
Quote, Lead sentence 3
The many islands of the archipelago are distributed across the sovereign states of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

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Source Solomon Islands 1978 (rev. 2018) Constitution, Court of Appeal, Constitute ProjectArticle 85, Court of Appeal for Solomon Islands
Quote, Article 85, Court of Appeal for Solomon Islands
There shall be a Court of Appeal for Solomon Islands which shall have such jurisdiction and powers to hear and determine appeals in civil and criminal matters as may be conferred on it by this Constitution or by Parliament.

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Source Admiralty flying fox (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Source Wikipedia: AllonautilusDistribution: Solomon Islandstier 2
Quote, Distribution: Solomon Islands
Live individuals of Allonautilus scrobiculatus have only been collected in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Source Asian long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (15)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (15)
Russia · Solomon Islands · South Korea

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Source Bougainville monkey-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The Bougainville monkey-faced bat or Bougainville flying monkey (Pteralopex anceps) is a megabat endemic to Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea and Choiseul Island of the Solomon Islands in Melanesia.

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Source Bougainville naked-tailed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Source Common tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is found at islands north of Australia, and in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Mosia nigrescens - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Country distribution Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros diadema (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Philippines · Solomon Islands · Thailand

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Source Dwarf flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

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Source Fardoulis's blossom bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic to the Solomon Islands.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros cervinus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Philippines · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros dinops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Anthops ornatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

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Source Geoffroy's rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
Geoffroy's rousette occurs throughout Southeast Asia and in the Malesia region of Oceania, in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, the island of Borneo, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, and Papua New Guinea.

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Source Great long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (3)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (3)
Philippines · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu

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Source Greater monkey-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.

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Source Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat or Guadalcanal flying monkey (Pteralopex atrata) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands.

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Source Animal Diversity Web: HipposideridaeGeographic Range: "These Old World leaf-nosed bats are found in Afr"
Quote, Geographic Range: "These Old World leaf-nosed bats are found in Afr"
These Old World leaf-nosed bats are found in Africa, southern Asia, the Philippine Islands, the Solomon Islands, and Australia.

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Source Insular flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
Its range includes Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Niue, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna.

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Source Isabel naked-tailed rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found only on the island of Santa Isabel in the Solomon Islands.

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Source Island tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Source King rat (animal) (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is endemic to the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

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Source Large New Guinea spiny rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Emballonura dianae - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Country distribution Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands

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Source Lesser flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

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Source Little long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (6)
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (6)
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu

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Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.

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Source Makira flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The Makira flying fox (Pteropus cognatus) is a species of megabat in the genus Pteropus, found in the Solomon Islands.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros demissus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands

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Source Malaita tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic only to the islands of Malaita and Makira (formerly known as San Cristóbal) in the Solomon Islands.

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Source Montane monkey-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The montane monkey-faced bat or montane flying monkey (Pteralopex pulchra) is a megabat endemic to the Solomon Islands.

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus saccolaimus - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Country distribution, Solomon Islands
Country distribution Andaman and Nicobar Islands · Australia · Bangladesh · Brunei · Cambodia · East Timor · India · Indonesia · Malaysia · Myanmar · Papua New Guinea · Philippines · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Sri Lanka · Thailand · Vietnam

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Source Nendo tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
The Nendo or Santa Cruz tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene sanctacrucis) is a megabat from the Santa Cruz Group of the Solomon Islands, near the eastern limit of the distribution of tube-nosed fruit bats.

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Source Ontong Java flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Solomon Islands
Quote, Distribution, Solomon Islands
It is endemic to the Ontong Java Atoll in the Solomon Islands.

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Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Solomon Islands (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Honiara
  • Lead section
    It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), and a population of 828,857 according to official estimates from 2025.
  • Infobox, 2025 estimate
    828,857
  • Article text
    Independence was obtained, and the name changed to just "Solomon Islands" (without the definite article), in 1978.
  • Introduction
    six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia
View the Source
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Solomon Islands
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    5,313 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record SLB, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record SLB, incomeLevel
"name": "Solomon Islands", "region": { "id": "EAS", "iso2code": "Z4", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific" }, "adminregion": { "id": "EAP", "iso2code": "4E", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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Wikidata: Solomon Islands
Wikidata Q685, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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