Papua New Guinea| Local Name: | ENIndependent State of Papua New Guinea TPIIndependen Stet bilong Papua Niugini |
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| Capital: | Port Moresby |
| ISO2: | PG |
| ISO3: | PNG |
| Emoji: | 🇵🇬 |
| Population: | 10,478,887 |
| Languages: | EN English with another 3 languages |
Location
Papua New Guinea is a country located in Melanesia.
| Continent: | Oceania |
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| Region: | Oceania |
| Sub Region: | Melanesia › East Asia & Pacific |
| Area: | 462,840.00 Square Kilometers 287,656.93 Square Miles |
| Share of world land: | 0.312042% |
| Share of Oceania land: | 5.428578% |
| Geographic Coordinates: | 6°17'S, 147°0'N |
| Latitude: | -6.3 |
| Longitude: | 147.0 |
Share of world land
Share of Oceania land
The countries border Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea shares its borders with 3 neighbouring countries.Those countries are listed in the table below with their direction from the center of Papua New Guinea.
| Border Country | Degree | Direction |
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| Indonesia | 278° | West |
| Australia | 203° | South Southwest |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 40° | Northeast |