The Solomon Islands is in the South Pacific of the Oceania region. The country is located in Melanesia, a region that includes Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Caledonia. Solomon Islands lies 1,200 miles northeast of Australia, southeast of Papua New Guinea and north of Vanuatu.

Made up of a chain of 990 volcanic and low-lying atoll islands, the Solomon Islands has a wide geographic spread. The total land area is 28,369 square kilometres stretching over 1.5 million square kilometres of sea, and boasts one of the richest tuna and blue fin fishing waters in the South Pacific. The six largest islands are Choiseul, Shortlands, New Georgia, Santa Isabel, Malaita and Guadalcanal, and San Christobal (Makira). These volcanic islands have forest resources, plantations, arable land and lush flora and fauna.

Approximately 500,000 people live on the islands and speak more than 87 languages and dialects. The two most widely spoken languages are English and Pidgin English. Solomon Islands is a culturally diverse country, 94% of the population are Melanesian, 3% are Polynesian, 1.5 % are Micronesian with 1.5% being Other (Chinese, Europeans).

The climate is semi-tropical, mainly hot and humid, with little annual variation in temperature. The wet season (November to April) can bring severe tropical storms.

The Solomon Islands are also an extremely popular destination for scuba diving and snorkelling, with many of its islands boasting some of the world's premier dive spots.