Papua New Guinea: flag, capital & map
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Country facts
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Melanesia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 10,762,817
- Area
- 462,840 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)
- Land neighbours
- Indonesia
Papua New Guinea is a country in Melanesia. Its capital is Port Moresby.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Papua New Guinea
The flag of Papua New Guinea is divided diagonally, from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner, into a lower black and an upper red triangle. On the hoist side of the lower black triangle is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation made up of one small and four larger five-pointed white stars. A golden Raggiana bird-of-paradise is situated on the fly side of the upper red triangle.
Where it is
Papua New Guinea is grouped in Melanesia, within Roam’s Oceania region. Its land-border list includes 1 country in this atlas: Indonesia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Papua New Guinea has a recorded area of 462,840 square kilometres. Among the 4 countries assigned to Melanesia in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. Solomon Islands is immediately below it, at 28,896 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 10,762,817 people for Papua New Guinea in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 23 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English, Hiri Motu, and Tok Pisin. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Reveal answer
Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea is a country in Melanesia. Its capital is Port Moresby.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Papua New Guinea?
Reveal answer
The flag of Papua New Guinea is divided diagonally, from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner, into a lower black and an upper red triangle. On the hoist side of the lower black triangle is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation made up of one small and four larger five-pointed white stars. A golden Raggiana bird-of-paradise is situated on the fly side of the upper red triangle.
Which land neighbours of Papua New Guinea are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Indonesia. The source classifies Papua New Guinea as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Papua New Guinea?
Reveal answer
English, Hiri Motu, and Tok Pisin. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Which currency codes are listed for Papua New Guinea?
Reveal answer
Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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