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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.
Landlocked
No 3
Income Group
Lower-Middle 4
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy 3
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
Albert Barakeina

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Albert Barakeina (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.
Alice Murphy

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alice Murphy (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Alice Murphy is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.
Betty Glassey

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Betty Glassey (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Catherine Wimp

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Catherine Wimp (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Catherine Wimp (born 1975) is an international Papua New Guinea lawn bowler.
Con Newbury

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Con Newbury (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
former Papua New Guinean international lawn bowler
Cunera Monalua

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Cunera Monalua (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Elizabeth Bure

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Elizabeth Bure (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Elizabeth Bure (born 1948) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.
Geua Vada Tau

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Geua Vada Tau (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Geau Vada-Tau (born 3 May 1957) is a Papua New Guinean lawn bowler.
Gladys Doyle

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Gladys Doyle (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Iamo Ila

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Iamo Ila (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Kato Ottio

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Kato Ottio (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
Kundi Miki

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Kundi Miki (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Kundi Miki (born 1947) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.
Laka Rawali

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Laka Rawali (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Linda Ahmat

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Linda Ahmat (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Linda Ahmat (born 1952) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.
Maggie Worri

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Maggie Worri (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Margaret Ramsbotham

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Margaret Ramsbotham (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Martin Seeto

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Martin Seeto (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Martin Seeto (born 1962) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.
Norma de la Motte

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Norma de la Motte (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Olive Howard

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Olive Howard (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Phyl Spyers

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Phyl Spyers (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Piwen Karkar

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Piwen Karkar (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Piwen Karkar (born 18 March 1995) is an international Papua New Guinea lawn bowler.
Tau Nancie

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Tau Nancie (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler
Wena Piande

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wena Piande (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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.

Location Of

Pacific Games

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Pacific Games (Wikipedia)Lead, host list, host country (2)
Quote, Lead, host list, host country (2)
Papua New Guinea (1969, 1991, 2015)

Site Of

Bank of Papua New Guinea

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

Found There

Bronze quoll

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Bronze quoll (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
grasslands of Papua New Guinea and South Papua in Indonesia
Brush-tailed rabbit rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Brush-tailed rabbit rat (Wikipedia)Lead, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Lead, Papua New Guinea
It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Cape York rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Cape York rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
in both Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Central Cordillera brush mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Coccymys shawmayeriCountry distribution
Quote, Country distribution
Country distribution Papua New Guinea
Champion's tree mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Champion's tree mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Chestnut tree mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Chestnut tree mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Coastal sheath-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Taphozous australis - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Country distribution Australia · Papua New Guinea
Coenobita longitarsis

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Coenobita longitarsisSection: Behavior and ecology
Quote, Section: Behavior and ecology
Coenobita longitarsus can be found in inland forests of Maluku, Indonesia; New Britain, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea; Sudest Island, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea; San Fernando, Sibuyan Island, central Philippines; and Guam.
Common Remora

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Common tube-nosed fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Common tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
It is found at islands north of Australia, and in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands.
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.

Dark sheath-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Mosia nigrescens - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Country distribution Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands
De Vis's woolly rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source De Vis's woolly rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Demonic tube-nosed fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago pogonomys (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
endemic to Papua New Guinea
Diadem roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros diadema (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Myanmar · Papua New Guinea · Philippines
Dollman's melomys

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Dollman's melomys (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It lives in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea
Dusky field rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Dusky field rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Dusky roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros ater (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Myanmar · Papua New Guinea · Sri Lanka
Earless water rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Earless water rat (Wikipedia)Distribution, habitat and behavior, range
Quote, Distribution, habitat and behavior, range
Central Cordillera of Papua New Guinea
Eastern common cuscus

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Eastern common cuscus (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The eastern common cuscus (Phalanger intercastellanus) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae found in eastern Papua New Guinea.
Eastern rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Eastern rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Eastern shrew mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Eastern shrew mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Eastern small-toothed rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Eastern small-toothed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Eastern white-eared giant rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Eastern white-eared giant rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea
Ernst Mayr's water rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Ernst Mayr's water rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in the Foja Mountains of Papua Province, Indonesia, and in the mountains of northeastern Papua New Guinea.
Fawn leaf-nosed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros cervinus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Malaysia · Papua New Guinea · Philippines
Fierce roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Hipposideros dinops (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands
Flower-faced bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Anthops ornatus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands
Fly River roundleaf bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina muscinus (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Fly River water rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Fly River water rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Geoffroy's rousette

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Geoffroy's rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
Geoffroy's rousette occurs throughout Southeast Asia and in the Malesia region of Oceania, in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, the island of Borneo, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, and Papua New Guinea.
German's one-toothed moss mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source German's one-toothed moss mouse (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
Quote, Distribution and habitat
southeastern Papua New Guinea in August 1992
Giant naked-tailed rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Giant naked-tailed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Gilliard's flying fox

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gilliard's flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Giluwe rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Giluwe rat (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea, on Mount Giluwe and the subalpine grasslands of the Kaijende Highlands.
Golden Apple Snail

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Grassland mosaic-tailed rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Grassland mosaic-tailed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Gray-bellied tree mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gray-bellied tree mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Great flying fox

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Great flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
The great flying fox is endemic to the southwest Pacific islands of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Raja Ampat Islands, which are part of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Great long-fingered bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Great long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives
Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Philippines
Greater monkey-faced bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater monkey-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Distribution, Papua New Guinea
The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands.
Greater sheath-tailed bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Mammal Diversity Database: Emballonura furax - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Papua New Guinea
Quote, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea
Country distribution Indonesia · Papua New Guinea
Greater tree mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Greater tree mouse (Wikipedia)Range
Quote, Range
It is found only in Papua New Guinea.
Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Gressitt's mosaic-tailed rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
is a species of rodent native to Papua New Guinea.
Grey pogonomelomys

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Grey pogonomelomys (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Highland brush mouse

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Highland brush mouse (Wikipedia)Lead, range, where it lives
Quote, Lead, range, where it lives
It is endemic to the New Guinea Highlands (Papua New Guinea)

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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.
View the Source
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
3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Papua New Guinea
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)
  • Geography, Coastline
    5,152 km
  • Government, Government type
    parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
View the Source
4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record PNG, incomeLevel
Quote, Country record PNG, incomeLevel
"name": "Papua New Guinea", "region": { "id": "EAS", "iso2code": "Z4", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific" }, "adminregion": { "id": "EAP", "iso2code": "4E", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
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.
View the Source

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