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Papua New Guinea
Main prefix :
P2
Callsigns series :
P2A-P2Z
Time zones :
+10 h, +11 h (Bougainville Province)
Continent :
Australia and Oceania
ITU zone :
51
CQ zone :
28
Papua New Guinea
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Go to image: SELECT Airo River delta Alligator Point Ambitle I. Arch Is. Bamu River delta Blup Blup, Bam and Kadova islands. Bougainville I. Buka and Bougainville islands. Cape Rodney Cape Vogel Conflict Group Conflict Group Dololoia (Engineer) Group Duachateau Reef Duke of York Group D'Entrecasteaux Is. Egum Atoll Feni Is. Fergusson I. Fergusson I. Fly River delta Goodenough I. Green Is. Heina Group - Ninigo Is. Hermit Is. Hoskan I. Huon Bay Ivi River delta Kandrian Area Karkar and Bagabag islands. Karkar I. Kikori River delta Kiriwina I. Lasanga I. Lihir I. Lolobau I. - Gazelle Peninsula Long Island and Umboi islands. Long Reef and Duperre I. Louisiade Archipelago Mageri Bay Malum Is. Manam I. Manam, Bam, Blup Blup and Kadova islands. Manus I. Manus I. Moravamu I. - mosaic Mussau Is. New Britain I. New Hanover I. New Ireland I. Niningo (Pelelun) Is. Nissan Is. Nissan Is. Nissan Is. Nissan Is. Normanby and Sanarca islands. Nuguria I. - mosaic Nukumanu Atoll Pocklington Reef Port Moresby Redscar Bay Ritter I. Rossel I. Sabben Is. Sideia, Sariba and Basilaki islands. St Andrew Strait St Matthias Group Tabar Is. Taku'u Atoll Taku'u Atoll Tingwon, Dyaul and New Ireland islands. Trobriand Is. Tulun Is. Turama River delta Umboi I. Uramu I. Vakuta I. Vokeo I. Woodlark I. Wuvulu I. Yela I. Yule I.
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Divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered.
Papua New Guinea
Capital:
Port Moresby
Administrative divisions:
20 provinces, 1 autonomous province*, and 1 district**: Bougainville*, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Hela, Jiwaka, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital**, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, and West New Britain.
Population:
5,172,033 (July 2002 est.)
Languages:
English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region 715 indigenous languages
Geographic coordinates:
6° 00' S, 147° 00' E
Area total:
462,840 sq. km
Land area:
452,860 sq. km
Water area:
9,980 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
820 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
Indonesia 820 km
Coastline:
5,152 km
Elevation extremes:
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m
Internet country code:
.pg
Currency:
kina (PGK)
Name - abbreviation:
PNG
Name - conventional long form:
Independent State of Papua New
Name - conventional short form:
Papua New Guinea
Former name:
Territory of Papua and New Guinea
Independence:
16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship)
Constitution:
16 September 1975
Government type:
constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy
National holiday:
Independence Day, 16 September (1975)