Melanesia
Flag of Papua New Guinea
The most linguistically diverse nation on Earth.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #000000 46%
- #c00018 41%
- #f0c000 4%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Papua New Guinea in numbers
| Official name | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| Capital | Port Moresby |
| Region | Melanesia, Oceania |
| Population | 8,947,027 |
| Area | 462,840 km² · 19 people per km² |
| Currency | Papua New Guinean kina (PGK) |
| Languages | English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu |
| Country codes | PG · PNG · .pg |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Papua New Guinea is home to over 800 distinct languages, more than any other country in the world.
- Its capital, Port Moresby, sits on the country's southern coast, while most of the population lives in remote highland and island communities.
- The island it shares with Indonesia, New Guinea, is the world's second-largest island after Greenland.
Did you know
Some valleys in Papua New Guinea's interior were so isolated that their communities had no contact with the outside world until well into the 20th century.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.