Among the Pacific island nations, the Solomons are second in area only to New Guinea; they have a population slightly less than Fiji's; and their resources are comparatively abundant.
在南太平洋幾個獨立國家中，所羅門的面積僅次新幾內亞，人口僅少於斐濟，境內資源也豐富，高山有礦產、木材，平原可種蔬菜，海域中漁產又多，向來被視為大洋洲的「重點地帶」。