| Capital City | Honiara | 
| Capital location | 9 26 S, 159 57 E | 
| Capital - history | the name derives from "nagho ni ara," which in one of the Guadalcanal languages roughly translates as "facing the eastern wind" | 
| Capital - time difference | UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) | 
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