Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and maritime borders with Australia to the sout…
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and maritime borders with Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east. Its capital is Port Moresby. The country's 462,840 km² includes a large mainland and hundreds of islands.
  • Official languages: English · Hiri Motu · PNG Sign Language · Tok Pisin
  • Ethnic groups: Papuan
  • Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Legislature: National Parliament
  • Currency: Kina (PGK)
  • Capital and largest city: Port Moresby
  • Calling code: +675
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