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Solomon Islands

ISO SB Dial +677 Currency SBD Oceania
Three happy boys enjoying a sunny day at the beach in the Bay Islands, Honduras.

Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, Its capital is Honiara, its country calling code is +677, and its ISO 3166 codes are SB (alpha-2) and SLB (alpha-3). The official currency is Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) $.

Capital
Honiara
Calling code
+677
Currency
Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) $
Languages
English
Local time
04:08:52
ISO alpha-2
SB
ISO alpha-3
SLB
Population
686,878
Area
28,896 kmยฒ
Region
Melanesia
Internet domain
.sb
Drives on the
left

Solomon Islands country code: +677

The country calling code for Solomon Islands is +677. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Solomon Islands number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Solomon Islands ISO codes: SB and SLB

Solomon Islands is assigned SB as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and SLB as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Solomon Islands is .sb. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Solomon Islands: the Solomon Islands dollar

The official currency of Solomon Islands is the Solomon Islands dollar, with the ISO 4217 code SBD and the symbol $. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Solomon Islands are quoted in SBD. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Solomon Islands

The primary time zone for Solomon Islands is +11:00, currently UTC+11:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Solomon Islands

The capital of Solomon Islands is Honiara. Solomon Islands sits in Oceania, specifically the Melanesia subregion. Its approximate centre point is -8.00000000, 159.00000000. Traffic in Solomon Islands drives on the left. Languages recorded for Solomon Islands: English.

Which countries border Solomon Islands?

No land borders are recorded for Solomon Islands in this dataset, which is typical of island states and territories. The nearby page still ranks the closest countries by straight-line distance.

Public holidays 2026

9 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day National
3 Apr 2026 Good Friday National
4 Apr 2026 Holy Saturday National
6 Apr 2026 Easter Monday National
25 May 2026 Whit Monday National
12 Jun 2026 King's Birthday National
7 Jul 2026 Independence Day National
25 Dec 2026 Christmas Day National
26 Dec 2026 National Day of Thanksgiving National

Where Solomon Islands is

Centre point -8.00000000, 159.00000000.

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