Solomon Islands

Key facts

Land borders

Solomon Islands shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Solomon Islands in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Solomon Islands is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 27 claims from the pool that are true of Solomon Islands, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “H”1 of 5
• Is in Oceania1 of 14
• Its name begins with “S”1 of 26
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Its flag contains green1 of 83
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177