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Independent State of Papua New Guinea

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Region

Oceania

Capital

Port Moresby

Population

8,947,027

Area

462,840 km²

General Information

Common Name: Papua New Guinea
Official Name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Sub-region: Melanesia
Status: Officially-assigned
Independent: Yes
UN Member: Yes

Native Names

ENG:
  • Official: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  • Common: Papua New Guinea
HMO:
  • Official: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
  • Common: Papua Niu Gini
TPI:
  • Official: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
  • Common: Papua Niugini

Languages

English Hiri Motu Tok Pisin

Currencies

PGK:
  • Name: Papua New Guinean kina
  • Symbol: K

Bordering Countries

IDN

Timezones

UTC+10:00

Name of the Country in Different Languages

ARA:
  • Official: دولة بابوا غينيا الجديدة
  • Common: بابوا غينيا الجديدة
BRE:
  • Official: Stad dizalc'h Papoua-Ginea Nevez
  • Common: Papoua-Ginea Nevez
CES:
  • Official: Nezávislý stát Papua Nová Guinea
  • Common: Papua-Nová Guinea
CYM:
  • Official: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
  • Common: Papua New Guinea
DEU:
  • Official: Unabhängiger Staat Papua-Neuguinea
  • Common: Papua-Neuguinea
EST:
  • Official: Paapua Uus-Guinea Iseseisvusriik
  • Common: Paapua Uus-Guinea
FIN:
  • Official: Papua-Uuden-Guinean Itsenäinen valtio
  • Common: Papua-Uusi-Guinea
FRA:
  • Official: État indépendant de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
  • Common: Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
HRV:
  • Official: Nezavisna Država Papui Novoj Gvineji
  • Common: Papua Nova Gvineja
HUN:
  • Official: Pápua Új-Guinea Független Állam
  • Common: Pápua Új-Guinea
ITA:
  • Official: Stato indipendente di Papua Nuova Guinea
  • Common: Papua Nuova Guinea
JPN:
  • Official: パプアニューギニア独立国
  • Common: パプアニューギニア
KOR:
  • Official: 파푸아뉴기니 독립국
  • Common: 파푸아뉴기니
NLD:
  • Official: Onafhankelijke Staat Papoea -Nieuw-Guinea
  • Common: Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea
PER:
  • Official: مملکت مستقل پاپوآ گینهٔ نو
  • Common: پاپوآ گینه نو
POL:
  • Official: Niezależne Państwo Papui-Nowej Gwinei
  • Common: Papua-Nowa Gwinea
POR:
  • Official: Estado Independente da Papua Nova Guiné
  • Common: Papua Nova Guiné
RUS:
  • Official: Независимое Государство Папуа-Новой Гвинеи
  • Common: Папуа — Новая Гвинея
SLK:
  • Official: Nezávislý štát Papua-Nová Guinea
  • Common: Papua-Nová Guinea
SPA:
  • Official: Estado Independiente de Papúa Nueva Guinea
  • Common: Papúa Nueva Guinea
SRP:
  • Official: Независна Држава Папуа Нова Гвинеја
  • Common: Папуа Нова Гвинеја
SWE:
  • Official: Den oberoende staten Papua Nya Guinea
  • Common: Papua Nya Guinea
TUR:
  • Official: Papua Yeni Gine Bağımsız Devleti
  • Common: Papua Yeni Gine
URD:
  • Official: آزاد ریاستِ پاپوا نیو گنی
  • Common: پاپوا نیو گنی
ZHO:
  • Official: 巴布亚新几内亚
  • Common: 巴布亚新几内亚
Location Map

Coordinates: -6.0000°, 147.0000°

Current Weather

29°C

Port Moresby

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed 9 km/h
Data from Open-Meteo
Exchange Rates

Base Currency: PGK
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026

PGK/USD 0.2310
PGK/EUR 0.1960
PGK/GBP 0.1710
PGK/JPY 36.0200
PGK/CAD 0.3150
PGK/AUD 0.3250
PGK/CHF 0.1780
PGK/CNY 1.5900
Data from ExchangeRate-API
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Coordinates

Latitude: -6°

Longitude: 147°

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