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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is a country in Melanesia, covering 462,840 km². Its capital is Port Moresby.

Papua New Guinea at a glance

Official name
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Capital
Port Moresby
Continent
Oceania
Region
Melanesia
Area
462,840 km²
Languages
English, Hiri Motu and Tok Pisin
Currency
Papua New Guinean kina
Landlocked
No
Status
Country
ISO code
PG / PNG

Largest cities in Papua New Guinea

  1. 1Port Moresby283,733
  2. 2Lae76,255
  3. 3Arawa40,266
  4. 4Mount Hagen33,623
  5. 5Popondetta28,198
  6. 6Madang27,419
  7. 7Kokopo26,273
  8. 8Mendi26,252
  9. 9Kimbe18,847
  10. 10Goroka18,503

Population figures from GeoNames.

Countries bordering Papua New Guinea

Indonesia

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