Papua New Guinea

Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Also known as: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini (Tok Pisin), Gau Hedinarai ai Papua–Matamata Guinea (Hiri Motu)

Flag of Papua New Guinea
Capital of Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby
Area of Papua New Guinea: 462,840 km² (178,703 mi²) (56th)
Population of Papua New Guinea: 10,576,502 (92th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Southeastern Asia
Languages of Papua New Guinea: Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 839 living indigenous languages are spoken (about 12% of the world's total)
Religions of Papua New Guinea: Protestant 64.3% (Evangelical Lutheran 18.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.9%, Pentecostal 10.4%, United Church 10.3%, Evangelical Alliance 5.9%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.8%, Salvation Army 0.4%), Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 5.3%, others / none 1.4%, unspecified 3.1% (2011 est.)
Ethnic groups in Papua New Guinea: Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, MicronesianPolynesian
Currency: Kina (PGK)
Time zone: UTC+10, +11 (PNGST)
Calling code: (+675)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Border countries (1): Indonesia 820 km (510 mi).
Coastline: 5,152 km (3,201 mi)
Maritime boundaries: Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean

Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Map

20 provinces, 1 autonomous region*, and 1 district**:
Bougainville*, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Hela, Jiwaka, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital**, New Ireland, Northern, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain, West Sepik.

Natural resources: gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries .