Tag: Solomon Islands

the Solomon Islands are an archipelago of 6 major islands and over 900 smaller islands located in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and north of Vanuatu. The total land area is 28,400 km2 and the population is estimated to be around 690,000 people. The geography of the Solomon Islands is mostly rugged with mountains and tropical rainforests covering much of the land. The highest point in the Solomon Islands is Mount Popomanaseu which stands at 2,335 meters (7,661 ft) above sea level. The area code for the Solomon Islands is +677. This code is used when dialing from outside the Solomon Islands to any other phone number within it. Additionally, to call a cell phone or landline inside the Solomon Islands from another country you must dial 00 + 677 + telephone number. All numbers are seven digits long starting with two numbers followed by five numbers (e.g xx-xxxxx). The Solomon Islands also have mobile networks which are operated by bmobile/BeMobile/Digicel which use GSM networks with 3G/4G coverage available on all networks. To call a mobile device within the Solomon Islands you must dial 00+677+ mobile network prefix + telephone number where the mobile network prefixes are either 5 or 7 depending on whether you are calling a bmobile or BeMobile device respectively for bmobile/BeMobile respectively or 8 depending on whether you are calling a Digicel device for Digicel respectively. Check politicsezine for Solomon Islands Political System.