Solomon Islands Government

Map showing the location of Solomon Islands

The type of government in the Solomon Islands is a constitutional monarchy. The government is composed of a monarch, governor-general, and the prime minister. The monarch is the head of state while the prime minister is the head of government. The governor general is the monarch’s representative on the islands. The parliament appoints both the governor general and the prime minister.

The state of the Solomon Islands carries out its elections every four years. The country is typically divided into 50 constituencies. People elect a single person to represent every constituency at the National Parliament. Those 50 members of parliament can only serve for one four-year term. The country has a multiparty system where parties form coalitions to form the government. Voters must be 18 years and above and persons vying for seats must be 21 years or older.

The house of parliament in the Solomon Islands is popularly called the National Parliament. Its location is in Honiara at Varaya Ridge. Prime Minister Rick Hou’s residence is in Red House in Honiara. Frank Kabui’s home is also found in Honiara. Queen Elizabeth lives in the royal palaces in the United Kingdom.

There are a number of active political parties in the Solomon Islands. Some of these include the Democratic Party, the National Party, the Solomon Islands Liberal Party, and the Solomon Islands United Party.

This page was last modified on May 1st, 2018

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Honiara
Languages	Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
Ethnic Groups	Melanesian 95.3%, Polynesian 3.1%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 0.3% (2009 est.)
Religion	Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, none 0.03%, unspecified 0.1% (2009 est.)
Government	Parliamentary democracy (National Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Independance	7 July 1978 (from the UK)
Area	28,896.00 km²
Water Area	910.00 km²
Land Area	27,986.00 km²
Population	635,027.00
Location	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
GDP(PPP)	$1,198,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$2,000.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are China, India, and Italy.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are timber, fish, copra, palm oil, and cocoa.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Australia, China, and Malaysia.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include food, plant and equipment, and manufactured goods.
Climate	Principally desert; northeast monsoon (December to February), moderate temperatures in north and hot in south; southwest monsoon (May to October), torrid in the north and hot in the south, irregular rainfall, hot and humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons
Terrain	Mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls

Solomon Islands Government

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