Solomon Islands
Country Information
Capital City
Honiara
Government and Legal Status
Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State
HM Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General HE Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui
Head of Government
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare
Official Languages
English
Pijin
Local languages
Official Currency
Solomon Island Dollar
Memberships
1978 – Independence
1978 – Member of the Commonwealth
1978 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1978 – Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1985 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
1978 – United Nations
1988 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
2013 – PRIF
Key Development Policies
Linked Documents
Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | 95% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | 45% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | 20% |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 62.9% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 48.7% |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | 11.5 |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | 0.35 |
Transport
| International airports: Honiara International Airport | 1 |
| Total road network (km) | 1390 |
| Paved road network as % of total network | 2% |
| Number of international ports | 4 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 82.5% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 30.7% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (2017) | 33.5% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic drinking services (2017) | 89.6% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | 5.8 |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | 8.4 |
| Physical exposure to flood | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | 8.7 |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | 4.1 |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document
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Solomon Islands Country Profile.pdf304.76 KB