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Oceania — Melanesia
UN Member
Independent
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🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
aka Papua Niu Gini — endonym
11.8M
Population
World #83
462,840 km²
Land Area
World #56
$32.8 billion
GDP (USD)
World #109
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Did You Know?
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Papua New Guinea is the world's #83 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #56 globally by land area — covering about 0.31% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 1 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It spans 2 timezones — from UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00.
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3 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #109 worldwide with a GDP of $32.8 billion USD.
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Population density is 25.5 people per km² — world rank #197.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Port Moresby
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Phone Code
+675
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Internet TLD
.pg
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Nationality
Papua New Guinean, Papuan
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
PG / PNG / 598
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Coordinates
-6.00°, 147.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$32.8 billion USD
World rank #109 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$2,787
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
25.5 /km²
World density rank #197
K
Papua New Guinean kina
PGK • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
11,781,559
World rank #83 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
3
English • Hiri Motu • Tok Pisin
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Demonym
Papua New Guinean
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Hiri Motu
🗣️ Tok Pisin
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
462,840 km²
0.31% of Earth's landmass • World #56
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Land Borders
1 country
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (2)
UTC+11:00
Pacific/Bougainville
BST — Bougainville Standard Time[6
UTC+10:00
Pacific/Port_Moresby
PGT — Papua New Guinea Time
“Papua New Guinea” Around the World
ara
بابوا غينيا الجديدة
دولة بابوا غينيا الجديدة
bre
Papoua-Ginea Nevez
Stad dizalc'h Papoua-Ginea Nevez
ces
Papua-Nová Guinea
Nezávislý stát Papua Nová Guinea
deu
Papua-Neuguinea
Unabhängiger Staat Papua-Neuguinea
est
Paapua Uus-Guinea
Paapua Uus-Guinea Iseseisvusriik
fin
Papua-Uusi-Guinea
Papua-Uuden-Guinean Itsenäinen valtio
fra
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
État indépendant de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
hrv
Papua Nova Gvineja
Nezavisna Država Papui Novoj Gvineji
hun
Pápua Új-Guinea
Pápua Új-Guinea Független Állam
ita
Papua Nuova Guinea
Stato indipendente di Papua Nuova Guinea
jpn
パプアニューギニア
パプアニューギニア独立国
kor
파푸아뉴기니
파푸아뉴기니 독립국
nld
Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
Onafhankelijke Staat Papoea -Nieuw-Guinea
per
پاپوآ گینه نو
مملکت مستقل پاپوآ گینهٔ نو
pol
Papua-Nowa Gwinea
Niezależne Państwo Papui-Nowej Gwinei
por
Papua Nova Guiné
Estado Independente da Papua Nova Guiné
rus
Папуа — Новая Гвинея
Независимое Государство Папуа-Новой Гвинеи
slk
Papua-Nová Guinea
Nezávislý štát Papua-Nová Guinea
spa
Papúa Nueva Guinea
Estado Independiente de Papúa Nueva Guinea
srp
Papua Nova Gvineja
Nezavisna Država Papua Nova Gvineja
swe
Papua Nya Guinea
Den oberoende staten Papua Nya Guinea
tur
Papua Yeni Gine
Papua Yeni Gine Bağımsız Devleti
urd
پاپوا نیو گنی
آزاد ریاستِ پاپوا نیو گنی
zho
巴布亚新几内亚
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
PG
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ISO Alpha-3
PNG
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
598
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
###
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WikiData ID
Q691
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Also Spelled As
PG • Independent State of Papua New Guinea • Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini