Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Port Moresby. About 8.9 million people live there (2020). It covers 462,840 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- People (2020)
- 8.9 million
- Area
- 462,840 km²
- Currency
- kina
Papua New Guinea at a glance
- In its own language
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Oceania
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Population
- 8,935,000 (2020)
- Area
- 462,840 km² (178,703 mi²)
- People are called
- Papua New Guinean
- Official languages
- English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, Papua New Guinean Sign Language
- Currency
- kina
- GDP (nominal)
- US$31 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 66 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.558 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 41.9 (2009)
- Unemployment
- 2% (2014)
- Head of state
- Charles III (since 2022)
- Head of government
- James Marape (since 2019)
- Country codes
- PG, PNG
- Calling code
- +675
- Internet domain
- .pg
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates
- -6.3°, 147°
Papua New Guinea and its neighbours
Papua New Guinea borders Indonesia, Australia, Federated States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Papua New Guinea
- Neighbours
Divisions of Papua New Guinea
- Central Province
- Chimbu Province
- Eastern Highlands Province
- East New Britain Province
- East Sepik Province
- Enga Province
- Gulf Province
- Madang Province
- Manus Province
- Milne Bay Province
- Morobe Province
- New Ireland Province
- Oro Province
- Autonomous Region of Bougainville
- Southern Highlands Province
- Western Province
- Western Highlands Province
- West New Britain Province
- Sandaun Province
- National Capital District
- Hela Province
- Jiwaka Province
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- World Trade Organization
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- United Nations–African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- ASEAN Regional Forum
- Asian Development Bank
- Interpol
and 9 more organisations.
How far are you from Papua New Guinea?
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Questions
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
The capital of Papua New Guinea is Port Moresby.
What is the population of Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea has about 8,935,000 people, as recorded in 2020.
How big is Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 square kilometres (178,703 square miles).
What currency does Papua New Guinea use?
The kina.
What language is spoken in Papua New Guinea?
The official languages of Papua New Guinea are English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu and Papua New Guinean Sign Language.
Which countries border Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea shares a border with Indonesia, Australia, Federated States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.