Papua, New Guinea

Independent State of Papua New Guinea Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini Papua Niu Gini
Flag National emblem
Motto: "Unity in diversity"
Anthem: O Arise, All You Sons
Location of  Papua New Guinea  (green)
Capital and largest city	Port Moresby 9°30′S 147°07′E / 9.500°S 147.117°E / -9.500; 147.117
Official languages	Hiri Motu Tok Pisin Papua New Guinean Sign Language English
Demonym	Papua New Guinean
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor-General	Bob Dadae
• Prime Minister	Peter O'Neill
Legislature	National Parliament
Independence from Australia
• Papua and New Guinea Act 1949	1 July 1949
• Declared and recognised	16 September 1975
Area
• Total	462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi) (56th)
• Water (%)	2
Population
• 2011 census preliminary estimate	7,059,653 (102nd)
• 2000 census	5,190,783
• Density	15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (201st)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$28.022 billion (139th)
• Per capita	$3,542
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$19.915 billion (115th)
• Per capita	$2,517
Gini (1996)	50.9 high
HDI (2015)	0.516 low · 154th
Currency	Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10, +11)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+675
ISO 3166 code	PG
Internet TLD	.pg

Coordinates: 6°S 147°E / 6°S 147°E / -6; 147

Papua New Guinea (PNG; /ˈpæpuə njuː ˈɡɪniː, ˈpɑː-, -pju-/, US: /ˈpæpjuə, pɑːˈpuːə/;Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua.