Localisation: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Coordonnées géographiques: 8° 0' S, 159° 0' E
Côte: 5,313 km km
Climat: tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
Relief: mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
Sommets: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m
Risques naturels: typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis
Monnaie: Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Population: 566,842 (July 2007 est.)
Langues: Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English (official; but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages
Capitale: Honiara
Découpage administratif: 9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western

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