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Papua New Guinea

Also Known As Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Oceania

Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It was granted independence from Australia as a Commonwealth realm on 16 September 1975. Its capital is Port Moresby. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Port Moresby 2
Population
10,185,363 2
2024 census, a significant downward revision from earlier 2021 estimates of 11,781,559.
Population Estimate Year
2024 2
Area (sq km)
462,840 2
Independence or Founding Year
1975 2
Papua New Guinea was granted independence from Australia as a Commonwealth realm on 16 September 1975.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
Papua New Guinea

Cities

Aitape

Papua New Guinea

Alotau

Papua New Guinea

Arawa

Papua New Guinea

Buka

Papua New Guinea

Bulolo

Papua New Guinea

Daru

Papua New Guinea

Goroka

Papua New Guinea

Kavieng

Papua New Guinea

Kerema

Papua New Guinea

Kimbe

Papua New Guinea

Kiunga

Papua New Guinea

Kokopo

Papua New Guinea

Kundiawa

Papua New Guinea

Lae

Papua New Guinea

Lorengau

Papua New Guinea

Madang

Papua New Guinea

Mendi

Papua New Guinea

Mount Hagen

Papua New Guinea

Popondetta

Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea

Rabaul

Papua New Guinea

Vanimo

Papua New Guinea

Wabag

Papua New Guinea

Wewak

Papua New Guinea
Connections

Associated With

Melanesia, Regions
New Guinea Rainforest, Landforms

Bordered By Water

Arafura Sea, Bodies of Water
Bismarck Sea, Bodies of Water
Coral Sea, Bodies of Water
Gulf of Papua, Bodies of Water
Solomon Sea, Bodies of Water
Torres Strait, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Port Moresby, Cities

Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.

Source Port Moresby (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Fly River, Bodies of Water
Sepik River, Bodies of Water
In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Buri Kidu

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Gibbs Salika

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Gibbs Salika

Origin Of

Banana

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Banana (Wikipedia)
Sugarcane

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Sugarcanetier 2
Haus Tambaran Architecture

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Getty Research Institute, Art and Architecture Thesaurus: Haus TambaranScope note
Quote, Scope note
that are located in Papua New Guinea
Winged Bean

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Cooks Info: Winged BeanEncyclopaedia entry text
Quote, Encyclopaedia entry text
Winged Beans are native to Papua New Guinea
Moka Exchange

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

The Kula Ring

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Kula Ringopening definition and description sectionstier 3
Quote, opening definition and description sections
Kula, also known as the Kula exchange or Kula ring, is a ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

Site Of

Bank of Papua New Guinea

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Found There

Papuan Gulf

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Papuan Gulf
Piore River languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Porapora languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Pyu language (Papuan)

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Ram languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Schouten languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Sepik Hill languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Serra Hills languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Sogeram languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Teberan-Pawaian languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Trans-New Guinea

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Trans-New Guinea
Turama-Kikorian languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Upper Sepik languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Upper Yuat

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Upper Yuat
Urim languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Walio languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Wapei languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Wapei-Palei languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Western Skou languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Yareban languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Yele-West New Britain languages

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Yuat

Also in Language Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Yuat
Constitution of Papua New Guinea

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Customary Law

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source An Introduction to Comparative LawKonrad Zweigert and Hein Koetz; English translation by Tony Weir
Law of Papua New Guinea

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Law of Papua New Guinea (Wikipedia)
Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea

Also in Law Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea (Wikipedia)
Aerodramus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Allonautilus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: AllonautilusDistribution: Papua New Guineatier 2
Quote, Distribution: Papua New Guinea
Live individuals of Allonautilus scrobiculatus have only been collected in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Anoplogaster Cornuta

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Banyan

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common Remora

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Coral Triangle

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Corpse Flower

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Crusty Nautilus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Cushion Star

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Golden Apple Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Humpback Anglerfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Hylotrupes bajulus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Klinki Pine

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Araucaria hunsteinii (Wikipedia)Distribution: Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution: Papua New Guinea
Araucaria hunsteinii (Klinki, Klinki Pine) is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae, native to the mountains of Papua New Guinea.
New Guinea Kauri

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

New Guinea Rainforest

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Pacific Oyster

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Passiflora tarminiana

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Persian Carpet Flatworm

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Pseudobiceros bedfordiGeographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
They are rarely seen but most reports have reported sightings on the Great Barrier Reef, the coast of Guam, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Australia.
Pompano dolphinfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Ram's Horn Squid

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Redback Spider

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Redclaw Crayfish

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cherax quadricarinatus (Wikipedia)Distribution: Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution: Papua New Guinea
quadricarinatus is native to permanent freshwater streams, billabongs and lakes on the north coast of the Northern Territory, northeastern Queensland, and Papua New Guinea.
Sharptail mola

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Southern Cassowary

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Showing 51 to 100 of 103 in Found There, page 2 of 3.

Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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2. Papua New Guinea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  • Infobox, capital
    Port Moresby
  • Infobox, area
    462,840 km2
  • Demographics section, 2024
    10,185,363 (2024 census), distinct from earlier 2021 estimates of 11,781,559
  • History section, independence
    Papua New Guinea was granted independence as a Commonwealth realm in 1975.
  • Lead section
    Papua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.
View the Source
Wikidata: Papua New Guinea
Wikidata Q691, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
New Guinea (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: New Guinea, Lead, third paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: New Guinea, Lead, third paragraph
The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea.
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