Papua New Guinea
Country in Oceania
In brief
Population: 10.8M (2025). World rank 91 of 216; in Oceania, 2 of 19. Area: 462,840 km². World rank 56 of 249; in Oceania, 2 of 27. Life expectancy: 66.3 years (2024). World rank 184 of 216 (1 = best); in Oceania, 18 of 19. From 2015 to 2025: population 8.7M → 10.8M, GDP $21.7B → $32.5B, and GDP per person $2,485 → $3,020. Worse than all its neighbours (Indonesia): life expectancy and GDP per person.
State
- Official name
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Local name
- Papua New Guinea
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Region
- Oceania
- Form of government
- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
Key figures
Practical information
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Currency
- Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)
- Time zones
- UTC+10, UTC+11
- Calling code
- +675
- Emergency numbers
- 110, 111, 112
- Driving side
- Left
- Plug types
- I
- Mains voltage
- 240 V