Area: 28.378 Kmē
Population: 480.000 (2001 est.)
Density: 17 pop/Kmē

System of government: Parliamentary Democracy
Capital: Honiara (43.650 pop.)
Major cities: Gizo 4000 pop., Auki 3500 pop.
Ethnic majority: Melanesians 93%, Polynesians 4%, Micronesians 1,5%
Border countries: -

Principal mountains: Mount Popomanaseu 2331 m
Principal rivers: -
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: Guadalcanal 6470 Kmē, Santa Isabel 4662 Kmē, San Cristobal 4660 Kmē, Malaita 3885 Kmē, New Georgia 3370 Kmē, Choiseul 2540 Kmē
Climate: Equatorial

Language: English (official), Pidgin-English
Religion: Anglican 34%, Evangelic 24%, Catholic 19%
Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)