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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Papua New Guinea 
 Main prefix
 P2 
 Time zones
 +10 h, +11 h (Bougainville Province) 
 Continent
 Australia and Oceania 
 
          Papua New Guinea          
 
 Papua New Guinea 

 Papua New Guinea - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Papua New Guinea          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
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          
 
 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)
 
          Papua New Guinea          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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