page_title: Geography of the Solomon Islands
section_title: Statistics
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of the Solomon Islands / Statistics
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Solomon Islands.
context_page_description: Solomon Islands is a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, that lies east of Papua New Guinea.
context_section_description: Geographic coordinates: 8°00′S 159°00′E
  Area:
  total:
  28,896 km² (10,985 mi²)
  land:
  27,986 km² (10,633 mi²)
  water:
  910 km² (351 mi²)
  Coastline: 5,313 km
  Maritime claims:
  Measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
  continental shelf:  
  200 nmi (230 mi; 370 km)
  exclusive economic zone:  
  1,589,477 km² (613,701 sq mi) (200 nmi)
  territorial sea:   12 nmi (14 mi; 22 km)
  Terrain: Mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
  Elevation extremes:
  lowest point:
  Pacific Ocean 0 m
  highest point:Mount Popomanaseu 2,332 m (7,651 ft) (not Mount Makarakomburu)
  Natural resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel
  Land use:
  arable land:
  0.62%
  permanent crops:
  2.04%
  other:
  97.34% (2005)
  Irrigated land: NA
  Natural hazards: Typhoons, but they are rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earth tremors; volcanic activity
  Environment - current issues: Deforestation; soil erosion; much of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying
  Environment - international agreements:
  party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
caption: Solomon Islands in relation to the rest of Oceania.
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