Country

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

Connections

Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.

Source Port Moresby (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Fly River

Sepik River

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

Brown Planthopper

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Corticium penicillatum

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Hermit Islands

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Hermit Islands

Lihir Group

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Lihir Group

Louisiade Archipelago

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Louisiade Archipelago

Markham Valley

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Markham Valley

Western Islands, Papua New Guinea

Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Western Islands, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea National Malaria Control Program

Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: found in this subject.

Papua New Guinea National Tuberculosis Program

Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: found in this subject.

Alamblak languages