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🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea

46 cities · 22 states/provinces · Capital: Port Moresby · Oceania

8,606,316 Population
46 Cities
$30.8B GDP
$2,966 GDP per Capita
0.576 HDI
66.1 Life Expectancy
462,840 Area (km²)

Papua New Guinea at a Glance

General

CapitalPort Moresby
ContinentOceania
RegionOceania
SubregionMelanesia
LanguagesEnglish, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
CurrencyKina (PGK)

Demographics

Population8,606,316
Density18.6/km²
Median Age21.7
Urban Population15.1%
Birth Rate24.6 per 1K
Death Rate6.5 per 1K
Fertility Rate3.10

Economy

GDP$30.8 billion
GDP per Capita$2,966
HDI0.576
Gini Index41.9
Internet Users24.1%

Geography

Area462,840 km²
Driving SideLeft
LandlockedNo
BordersIDN
Calling Code++675
TLD.pg

Status

ISO CodePG / PNG
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy66.1 years

Largest Cities in Papua New Guinea

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Port Moresby National Capital 283,733 80°F 82 ft
2 Lae Morobe Province 76,255 78°F 144 ft
3 Arawa Bougainville 40,266 76°F 92 ft
4 Mount Hagen Western Highlands Province 33,623 64°F 5,669 ft
5 Popondetta Oro Province 28,198 79°F 348 ft
6 Madang Madang Province 27,419 79°F 13 ft
7 Kokopo East New Britain Province 26,273 79°F 72 ft
8 Mendi Southern Highlands Province 26,252 61°F 5,673 ft
9 Kimbe West New Britain Province 18,847 79°F 89 ft
10 Goroka Eastern Highlands Province 18,503 65°F 5,164 ft
11 Wewak East Sepik Province 18,230 79°F 144 ft
12 Bulolo Morobe Province 16,042 72°F 2,221 ft
13 Daru Western Province 15,214 80°F 36 ft
14 Wau Morobe Province 14,629 65°F 3,868 ft
15 Kavieng New Ireland 14,490 78°F 46 ft
16 Kiunga Western Province 11,536 81°F 131 ft
17 Vanimo Sandaun Province 11,204 77°F 16 ft
18 Tabubil Western Province 10,270 71°F 1,647 ft
19 Alotau Milne Bay Province 10,025 77°F 36 ft
20 Kundiawa Chimbu Province 9,383 64°F 4,954 ft

States & Provinces in Papua New Guinea

Bougainville 5 Central Province 3 Chimbu Province 1 East New Britain Province 2 East Sepik Province 3 Eastern Highlands Province 2 Enga Province 3 Gulf Province 2 Hela Province 1 Jiwaka Province 2 Madang Province 1 Manus Province 1 Milne Bay Province 3 Morobe Province 4 National Capital 1 New Ireland 3 Oro Province 2 Sandaun Province 2 Southern Highlands Province 2 West New Britain Province 2 Western Highlands Province 2 Western Province 5