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Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia with its capital in Honiara.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Region
- Melanesia, Oceania
- Population
- 750,325
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar ($)
- Area
- 28,896 km²
- Borders
- No land borders
💡 WWII Pacific battles still echo here; closer to Australia than to most of Asia.
About the flag
The five white stars originally stood for the country’s five main island districts, with blue for water and green for the land.
How to spot it: A thin yellow diagonal stripe splits a blue upper triangle from a green lower triangle, with five white stars in the top-left corner.