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
Population2024 census, a significant downward revision from earlier 2021 estimates of 11,781,559. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearPapua New Guinea was granted independence from Australia as a Commonwealth realm on 16 September 1975. Classification
Sovereignty Status Papua New Guinea
Connections
Associated With
Bordered By Water
Has Capital
Port Moresby, Cities Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.
Source Port Moresby (Wikipedia)
Rivers Through Territory
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Banana, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: Sugarcane, is where this subject originated.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Hermit Islands, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Lihir Group, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Louisiade Archipelago, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Markham Valley, found there there.
- Also in Earth and Environment Atlas: Western Islands, Papua New Guinea, found there there.
- Also in Economics Atlas: Bank of Papua New Guinea, part of this there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Baining, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: East Strickland, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Eleman, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Papuan Gulf, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Trans-New Guinea, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Upper Yuat, found there there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Yuat, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Customary Law, found there there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Gibbs Salika, nationals include there.
- Also in Law Atlas: Law of Papua New Guinea, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Anoplogaster Cornuta, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Banyan, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Common Remora, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Coral Triangle, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Crusty Nautilus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Cushion Star, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Golden Apple Snail, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Humpback Anglerfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Hylotrupes bajulus, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: New Guinea Rainforest, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pacific Oyster, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Passiflora tarminiana, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Pompano dolphinfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Ram's Horn Squid, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Redback Spider, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Sharptail mola, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Southern Cassowary, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Walking Catfish, found there there.
- Also in Nature Atlas: Yellow Crazy Ant, found there there.
Sources
1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Papua New Guinea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox
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.
Introduction
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
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