Capital of Papua New Guinea:
Port MoresbyArea 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.)
Currency:
Kina (
PGK)
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
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 .