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0 groups tours with set departures
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World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +11 (Solomon Islands standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | English, Melanesian |
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| Currency: |
Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) €1 = SI$8.78, $1 = SI$7.87, £1 = SI$0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .sb | International Dialling Code: 677 |
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For help planning your trip to Solomon Islands including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Solomon Islands trip planning page.
Further information on Solomon Islands
Discover more about Solomon Islands - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 28,450 sq km (910 sq km under water)
Coastline: 5,313 km (Pacific Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Mount Makarakomburu (2,447m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Solomon Islands from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | Repressed | 159/179 |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | 146/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 609,883 (rank: 164/196) Density: 21.4 people/sq km (rank: 159/196)
Ethnic groups: Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (1999 census)
Religions: Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census)
GDP (PPP): $1.96 billion GDP per capita: $3,400 (rank: 145/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.