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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Geography Stats

Definitions

  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Maryland 2013
Area > Land 27,540 sq km 2008 142nd out of 235
Area > Land > Per capita 47.38 sq km per 1,000 people 2008 44th out of 224
Area > Total 28,896 sq km 2013 145th out of 251
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 3,028 2011 3rd out of 178
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 3,028 2008 3rd out of 169
Climate tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather 2013
Coastline 5,313 km 2014 24th out of 242
Geographic coordinates 8 00 S, 159 00 E 2013
Land area > Sq. km 27,990 sq km 2008 136th out of 199
Land area > Square miles 10,639 square miles 2013 68th out of 98
Location Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea 2013
Natural resources fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel 2013
Surface area > Sq. km 28,900 km² 2005 139th out of 204
Terrain mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls 2013

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; World Development Indicators database

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Solomon Islands Geography Profiles (Subcategories)

Area 11 Land use 3
Environment 3 Maritime claims 4
Land area 3 Surface area 3
  • Solomon Islands ranked second for coastline per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • Solomon Islands ranked 5th last for land use > arable land amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2013.
  • Solomon Islands ranked second for land use > permanent crops amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2013.
  • Solomon Islands ranked third for average rainfall in depth > mm per year globally in 2008.

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