About Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, one of the 14 countries of Oceania on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Solomon Islands. In Arabic, the name is written جزر سليمان, and the capital هونيارا. Its geographic centre lies in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of the Solomon Islands is Honiara. Honiara lies at about 9° south and 160° east. The official language of the Solomon Islands is English. Its currency is the Solomon Islands Dollar, with the symbol $ and the international code SBD.
The Solomon Islands covers about 28,896 square kilometres, which puts it 139th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in Melanesia include Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Vanuatu. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Oceania quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the Solomon Islands with the other countries of the same region.