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Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Capital: Port Moresby

About

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. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and maritime borders with Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east. Its capital is Port Moresby. The country's 462,840 km2 (178,700 mi2) includes a large mainland and hundreds of islands.

Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Papua New Guinea, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.

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U.S. travel advisory
L2Increased caution
travel.state.gov →

By the numbers

Population
8.9M
Area
462.8k km²
GDP (nominal)
$30.6B
GDP per capita
$3.4k
HDI
0.558
Life expectancy
66.0 yr

Wikidata · most recent values circa 2022.

Travel

Language
English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu
Currency
PGK K
Calling code
+675
Schengen
No
Voltage
240V/50Hz
Plugs
I
Tap water
Not safe
Emergency
110, 111, 112
Tipping
Varies: check for service charges; small tips are appreciated for good service in tourist-facing places.
US visa
eVisa

Sources

This page blends public reference data, travel-planning lookups, and personal atlas notes. Visa and entry rules move quickly, so treat the travel fields as planning prompts and verify before booking.

  • Travel.State.gov →

    Entry, safety, emergency, and advisory context for U.S. travelers.

  • Wikidata →

    Country identifiers, baseline facts, and linked reference data.

  • Wikipedia →

    Public encyclopedia summary and context.

  • FlagCDN →

    Country flag image fallback from ISO code.

  • Exchange-rate feed →

    Currency-rate widget data.

  • Site credits →

    Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.

When things are closed

Upcoming public holidays in Papua New Guinea. On these dates, expect banks, post offices, and government services to close. Many shops and museums close or run shortened hours; transit typically still runs.

Remembrance Day
July 23, 2026
Thursday
Repentance Day
August 26, 2026
Wednesday
Independence Day
September 16, 2026
Wednesday
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026
Friday
St. Stephen's Day · Boxing Day
December 26, 2026
Saturday
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
Friday

Public holidays sourced from date.nager.at.