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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Independent State of Papua New Guinea · PG / PNG / 598

PG
ISO 3166-1 PNG · 598

Papua New Guinea is a melanesia country in Oceania. It has a population of 8,606,316, uses PGK, speaks English, Hiri Motu, and Tok Pisin.

Population 8,606,316
Area (km²) 462,840
Capital Port Moresby
Region Melanesia

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
PNG
ISO numeric
598
Calling code
+675
TLD
.pg
Driving side
Currencies
PGK
Languages
eng, hmo, tpi
Timezones
Flag
🇵🇬

Cities

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Port Moresby National Capital 283,733
Lae Morobe Province 76,255
Arawa Bougainville 40,266
Mount Hagen Western Highlands Province 33,623
Popondetta Oro Province 28,198
Madang Madang Province 27,419
Kokopo East New Britain Province 26,273
Mendi Southern Highlands Province 26,252
Kimbe West New Britain Province 18,847
Goroka Eastern Highlands Province 18,503
Wewak East Sepik Province 18,230
Bulolo Morobe Province 16,042
Daru Western Province 15,214
Wau Morobe Province 14,629
Kavieng New Ireland 14,490
Kiunga Western Province 11,536
Vanimo Sandaun Province 11,204
Tabubil Western Province 10,270
Alotau Milne Bay Province 10,025
Kundiawa Chimbu Province 9,383
Kainantu Eastern Highlands Province 8,509
Tari Hela Province 8,186
Rabaul East New Britain Province 8,074
Ialibu Southern Highlands Province 6,915
Kokoda Oro Province 6,199
Lorengau Manus Province 5,806
Kerema Gulf Province 5,646
Aitape Sandaun Province 5,547
Wabag Enga Province 3,958
Kieta Bougainville 3,611
Panguna Bougainville 2,916
Kulumadau Milne Bay Province 2,500
Morehead Western Province 2,246
Ambunti East Sepik Province 2,073
Londolovit New Ireland 1,644
Samarai Milne Bay Province 1,638
Porgera Enga Province 1,578
Bereina Central Province 1,565
Namatanai New Ireland 1,542
Finschhafen Morobe Province 1,054
Kandrian West New Britain Province 1,014
Olsobip Western Province 1,000
Laiagam Enga Province 921
Buin Bougainville 750
Ihu Gulf Province 712
Manumu Central Province 596
Rauna Western Highlands Province 0
Kwikila Central Province 0
Minj Jiwaka Province 0
Angoram Village East Sepik Province 0

Airports

top 20
VAI

Vanimo Airport

Medium airport

KVG

Kavieng Airport

Medium airport

MAS

Momote Airport

Medium airport

RAB

Tokua Airport

Medium airport

GKA

Goroka Airport

Medium airport

OPU

Balimo Airport

Medium airport

HKN

Hoskins Airport

Medium airport

KMA

Kerema Airport

Medium airport

HGU
MDU

Mendi Airport

Medium airport

GUR

Gurney Airport

Medium airport

MAG

Madang Airport

Medium airport

VMU

Baimuru Airport

Medium airport

BUA

Buka Airport

Medium airport

CMU

Chimbu Airport

Medium airport

DAU

Daru Airport

Medium airport

PNP

Girua Airport

Medium airport

WBM

Wapenamanda Airport

Medium airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Papua New Guinea use?
PGK.
What languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea?
English, Hiri Motu, and Tok Pisin.
What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Port Moresby.
How many cities are in Papua New Guinea?
52 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/PG

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "PG",
    "iso_alpha3": "PNG",
    "iso_numeric": "598",
    "common_name": "Papua New Guinea",
    "official_name": "Independent State of Papua New Guinea",
    "capital": "Port Moresby",
    "region": "Oceania",
    "subregion": "Melanesia",
    "population": 8606316,
    "flag_emoji": "🇵🇬",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+675"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".pg"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/pg.svg",
    "area": 462840.0,
    "latitude": -6.0,
    "longitude": 147.0,
    "languages": {
      "eng": "English",
      "hmo": "Hiri Motu",
      "tpi": "Tok Pisin"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "PGK": {
        "name": "Papua New Guinean kina",
        "symbol": "K"
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "IDN"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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