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🇵🇬Papua New Guinea

Papua Niugini

Oceania · MelanesiaSovereign state
ISOPG · PNG · 598
LAT,LNG-6.00, 147.00
TEL+675

Papua New Guinea is a sovereign country in Melanesia, Oceania. Its capital is Port Moresby. It has a population of about 8,947,027 across 462,840 km² — roughly 19 people per km². The currency is the Papua New Guinean kina (PGK K). The official language is English. Its ISO 3166 codes are PG, PNG, 598, and the international calling code is +675.

Capital
Port Moresby
#98
Population
8,947,027
#56
Area
462,840 km²
#197
Density
19 /km²

Key facts about Papua New Guinea

GET/alpha/PG
Calling code
+675
Currencies
PGK K
Languages
English
Timezones
UTC+10:00
Demonym
Papua New Guinean
Top-level domain
.pg
ISO codes
PG · PNG · 598
Coordinates
-6.00, 147.00
Capital
Port Moresby

Other names for Papua New Guinea

Independent State of Papua New GuineaIndependen Stet bilong Papua NiuginiPapouasie-Nouvelle-GuinéePapúa Nueva GuineaPapua-NeuguineaPapua Nuova GuineaPapua Nova Guinéパプアニューギニア

Largest cities in Papua New Guinea (12)

GET/cities?country=PG

Countries bordering Papua New Guinea (1)

GET/borders/papua%20new%20guinea

Frequently asked questions about Papua New Guinea

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 a population of about 8,947,027, the 98th largest in the world.

What currency is used in Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea uses the Papua New Guinean kina (PGK, symbol K).

What languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea?

The main language of Papua New Guinea is English.

What is the calling code for Papua New Guinea?

The international dialing code for Papua New Guinea is +675.

Which countries border Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea shares land borders with Indonesia.

Query Papua New Guinea from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Papua New Guinea; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/PG
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/PNG
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/598
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/PNG
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/papua%20new%20guinea
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=PG
Largest cities in Papua New GuineaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/papua%20new%20guinea
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=-6&lng=147
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Oceania
Countries in OceaniaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Melanesia
Countries in MelanesiaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/PGK
Countries using the Papua New Guinean kinaDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/en
Countries that speak EnglishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/675
Countries with calling code +675Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B10%3A00
Countries in UTC+10:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/pg
Countries on the .pg domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Papua%20New%20Guinean
Countries whose people are "Papua New Guinean"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Port%20Moresby
Find a country by capital (Port Moresby)Docs
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