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Melanesia · Country dossier
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
CapitalPort Moresby
CurrencyPapua New Guinean kina (PGK)
PowerType I · 240 V
LanguagesEnglish, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Papua New Guinea, with its capital in Port Moresby, is in Melanesia and home to about 11.8M people. English and Hiri Motu are spoken, and the currency is the Papua New Guinean kina (PGK). Most international arrivals come through Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (POM).
- Region
- Oceania · Melanesia
- Population
- 11.8M (11,781,559)
- Area
- 462,840 km²
Right now in Port Moresby
Local time in Port Moresby — Pacific/Port_Moresby
Papua New Guinea spans 2 time zones.
Weather in Port Moresby
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Upcoming public holidays
National holidays in Papua New Guinea over the next 12 months. See the full calendar.
Practical facts
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Calling code
- +675
- Internet domain
- .pg
- Currency
- Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
- Time zones
- Pacific/Bougainville, Pacific/Port_Moresby
Power
Plug type: Type I
Voltage 240 V · Frequency 50 Hz
Check your charger’s label — most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V and only need a plug adapter. Adapter guide.
Airports in Papua New Guinea
- POMPort MoresbyPort Moresby Jacksons International Airport
- LAELaeNadzab Tomodachi International Airport
- RABKokopoTokua Airport
- MAGMadangMadang Airport
- HGUMount HagenMount Hagen Kagamuga Airport
- HKNKimbeHoskins Airport
- WWKWewakWewak International Airport
- GKAGoronkaGoroka Airport
- MASManus IslandMomote Airport
- KVGKaviengKavieng Airport
- PNPPopondettaGirua Airport
- BUABuka IslandBuka Airport
+ 9 more airports — use search to find them.
Bordering countries
Know before you go
Source: Wikipedia — Papua New Guinea, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.