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Country Information

  • Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands
  • Solomon Islands
Capital City
Honiara
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

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