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Solomon Islands |
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| Capital: |
Honiara |
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| Region: |
Oceania |
| Subregion: |
Melanesia |
| Area: |
28896 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:41) |
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| Auto code: |
SOL |
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| CallingCode: |
+677 |
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| International organizations: |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| SPARTECA |
South Pacific Agreement on Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation |
| PIF |
Pacific Islands Forum |
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 A country, state, region... (194) |
| First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 10 | | Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 183 | |
 Stream, lake... (2897) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 2048 | | Lakes (LKS)
(Large inland bodies of standing water) | 1 | | Reef(s) (RF)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material) | 132 | | Marine channel (CHNM)
(That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable) | 144 | | Strait (STRT)
(A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water) | 3 | | Harbor(s) (HBR)
(A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships) | 78 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 234 | | Spring(s) (SPNG)
(A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground) | 10 | | Tidal creek(s) (CRKT)
(A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents) | 13 | | Cove(s) (COVE)
(A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay) | 83 | | Lagoon (LGN)
(A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature) | 25 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 3 | | Inlet (INLT)
(A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water) | 50 | | Sound (SD)
(A long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water) | 6 | | Pond (PND)
(A small standing waterbody) | 8 | | Shoal(s) (SHOL)
(A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material) | 34 | | Anabranch (STMA)
(A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream) | 1 | | Distributary(-ies) (STMD)
(A branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal) | 2 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 12 | | Swamp (SWMP)
(A wetland dominated by tree vegetation) | 1 | | Roadstead (RDST)
(An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor) | 3 | | Anchorage (ANCH)
(An area where vessels may anchor) | 2 | | Bank(s) (BNK)
(An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation) | 4 | |
 Parks, area ... (666) |
| Area (AREA)
(A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries) | 349 | | Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 315 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 1 | | Region (RGN)
(An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics) | 1 | |
 City, village... (3075) |
| Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 2509 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 21 | | Abandoned populated place (PPLQ)
| 528 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 7 | | Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 6 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 1 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Destroyed populated place (PPLW)
(A village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war) | 2 | |
 Road, railroad (2) |
| Road junction (RDJCT)
(A place where two or more roads join) | 1 | | Road (RD)
(An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (151) |
| Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS)
(A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located) | 11 | | Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 8 | | Estate(s) (EST)
(A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities) | 59 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 5 | | Leprosarium (HSPL)
(An asylum or hospital for lepers) | 2 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 14 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 6 | | Farm (FRM)
(A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture) | 1 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 1 | | Sawmill (MLSW)
(A mill where logs or lumber are sawn to specified shapes and sizes) | 1 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 3 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 38 | | Heliport (AIRH)
(A place where helicopters land and take off) | 1 | | Abandoned airfield (AIRQ)
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 Mountain, hill, rock... (2402) |
| Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 693 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 1170 | | Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 80 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 9 | | Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 34 | | Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 2 | | Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 3 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 53 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 34 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 144 | | Artificial island (ISLF)
(An island created by landfill or diking and filling in a wetland, bay, or lagoon) | 59 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 20 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 23 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 8 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 51 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 4 | | Saddle (SDL)
(A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains) | 1 | | Atoll(s) (ATOL)
(A ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon) | 5 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 2 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 3 | | Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 4 | |
 Undersea (6) |
| Trough (TRGU)
(A long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench) | 1 | | Trench (TRNU)
(A long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides) | 1 | | Basin (BSNU)
(A depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent) | 1 | | Ridge (RDGU)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides) | 1 | | Seamount (SMU)
(An elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit) | 2 | |
