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Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world

Solomon IslandsLimited data

Solomon Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Solomon Islands is an archipelagic country consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia, Oceania, to the north-east of Australia. It is adjacent to Bougainville to the west, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the south-east, Fiji, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna to the east, and the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), and a population of 828,857 according to official estimates from 2025. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal.

From Wikipedia: Solomon Islands · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Solomon Islander boys from Honiara. People with brown or blond hair are quite common among Solomon Islanders without any European admixture, especially among…
    Solomon Islander boys from Honiara. People with brown or blond hair are quite common among Solomon Islanders without any European admixture, especially among…Irene Scott/AusAID · CC BY 2.0
  • Catholic Church in Tanagai on Guadalcanal
    Catholic Church in Tanagai on GuadalcanalTorbenbrinker · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Children at the school in Tuo village, Fenualoa
    Children at the school in Tuo village, FenualoaPohopetch · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • School in Tanagai on Guadalcanal
    School in Tanagai on GuadalcanalTorbenbrinker · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Traditional painting and wood carving in the National Museum in Honiara
    Traditional painting and wood carving in the National Museum in HoniaraTorbenbrinker · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • A traditional dance costume
    A traditional dance costumeCliff · CC BY 2.0

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Solomon Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Kushal Das, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Greta Thunberg

    New

    8 stories

  2. Chris Bowen

    New

    5 stories

  3. Crowne Plaza

    New

    3 stories

  4. Brad Copelin

    New

    3 stories

  5. Mark Twain

    New

    3 stories

  6. Rick Astley

    New

    3 stories

  7. Veuve Clicquot

    New

    3 stories

  8. Donald Trump

    New

    3 stories

Organizations

  1. Green Climate Fund

    New

    8 stories

  2. Australian Army

    New

    5 stories

  3. Global Development

    New

    4 stories

  4. Crowne Plaza

    New

    3 stories

  5. Sugar Beach Club

    New

    3 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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On social media

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