Papua New Guinea is the largest of the Pacific Island countries at 463,000 km2(178,765 mi2), comprising the main and over 600 smaller islands (Fig.1). The country has a population of 8.7 million, speaking around 850 known languages. Its capital Port Moresby is the largest city. About 85...
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea is the largest of the Pacific Island countries (463,000 km2; 178,765 mi2), comprising the main and over 600 smaller islands (Figure1). The country has a population of seven million, speaking 700 languages. About 85 % of the population live in rural vill...
Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea’s third-largest city and the centre of the country’s populous Highlands Region, is once again starting to receive attention from investors.Business Advantage PNGdiscovers why. An artists’ impression of the new Steamships/Tininga Wonye Dobel development in Mt Ha...
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Port Moresby, 343,000 Monetary unit: Kina Current government officials Languages: Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin, the lingua franca), Hiri Motu (in Papua region) less than 2%, English 1%–2%; 836 indigenous languages Ethnicity/race: Melanesian, Papuan, Ne...
Papua New Guinea n (Placename) a country in the SW Pacific; consists of the E half of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the W Solomon Islands, Trobriand Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Woodlark Island, and the Louisiade Archipelago; administered by Australia from 1949 until 1975, whe...
A database of 31 prominent cities in Papua New Guinea. Includes a city's latitude, longitude, province and other variables of interest. MIT license. CSV, Excel and JSON formats. Comprehensive database available.
2. It occupies the eastern part of the island of New Guinea.3. This country is known for its abundant natural resources and diverse culture.4. It is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.5. The capital city is Port Moresby, which is also the largest city and the...
of New Guinea, as well as several offshore islands. The country has a total geographic area of 178,700 square miles and is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean in a region defined since the early 19thcentury as Melanesia. The capital and largest city in Papua New Guinea is Port ...
Papua New Guinea is a country located north of Australia on New Guinea, the second-largest island in the world. The capital of this country is Port Moresby, which is the largest city of Papua New Guinea and has a population of approximately 364,000. ...
THE Independent State of Papua New Guinea celebrates its National Day today. Papua New Guinea, the world's second largest island (after Borneo), is located north of Australia and east of Indonesia. Port Moresby is the country's capital and largest city.Manila Bulletin...