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Oceania · Has a coastline

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania with 1 land neighbour, Indonesia. Its capital is Port Moresby.

Capital
Port Moresby
Population
10.8 million
Area
462,840 km²
Land borders
1
Currency
Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)

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Countries that border Papua New Guinea

One land neighbour: Indonesia. It has a page of its own.

Indonesia borders Papua New Guinea, but is drawn on the Asia map rather than this one — the border is real, it just spans two maps.

One way in

One land border, and it is Indonesia.

Indonesia itself has 3 land borders. Everything else about Papua New Guinea is coast.

  • 1

    land border

  • 3

    land borders on Indonesia, its only neighbour

  • 14

    countries on the Oceania map

The capital

Port Moresby

In Capital Rush you see Papua New Guinea and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Oceania map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Papua New Guinea is the right one.

ISO code
PG
Currency
Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
Official languages
English, Hiri Motu and Tok Pisin
Quiz maps
Oceania · World

Where Papua New Guinea costs people points

  • Guinea

    Guinea is in Africa, and its capital is Conakry — not Port Moresby. It has 6 land borders to Papua New Guinea's 1.

  • Equatorial Guinea

    Equatorial Guinea is in Africa, and its capital is Malabo — not Port Moresby. It has 2 land borders to Papua New Guinea's 1.

  • Guinea-Bissau

    Guinea-Bissau is in Africa, and its capital is Bissau — not Port Moresby. It has 2 land borders to Papua New Guinea's 1.

Papua New Guinea, asked and answered

What countries border Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea has 1 land neighbour: Indonesia.

What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?

Port Moresby. It is the answer the Oceania Capitals Quiz wants when Papua New Guinea comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.

What continent is Papua New Guinea in?

Oceania. It is one of 14 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Is Papua New Guinea the same as Guinea?

No. Guinea is in Africa, and its capital is Conakry — not Port Moresby. It has 6 land borders to Papua New Guinea's 1.

Where can I practise finding Papua New Guinea on a map?

On the Oceania Map Quiz — a blank map of Oceania, ten countries to find, no labels. Papua New Guinea is in the pool, but its only neighbour is not.

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Can you find Papua New Guinea on a blank map?

Its one neighbour is on another map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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