Solomon Islands — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Solomon Islands: capital Honiara, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Solomon Islands is in Oceania. Its capital is Honiara.

Climate

Tropical monsoon; few temperature and weather extremes; rainy season from November to April

Mostly rugged mountainous islands with low-lying coral atolls; volcanic origins

The Solomon Islands have beaches with natural fluorescent blue waves at night.

The Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands was a major turning point in World War II.

Some islanders in the Solomon Islands have naturally blond hair due to a unique genetic mutation.

1568: Spanish explorer Álvaro de Mendaña becomes the first European to visit

1893: Britain establishes a protectorate over the islands

1942: Battle of Guadalcanal becomes a turning point in the Pacific War

1978: Independence from Britain as a constitutional monarchy

1999: Ethnic tensions lead to civil unrest and near-collapse of government