OCEANIA
Level 3 — Reconsider Travel
Papua New Guinea
Level 3 — Reconsider Travel
Population
11.8 million
Advisory
Level 3
GDP/Capita
$3,007
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Apr 28, 2026
About Papua New GuineaOverview, geography, and key facts
Papua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and maritime borders with Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east. Its capital is Port Moresby. The country's 462,840 km2 (178,700 mi2) includes a large mainland and hundreds of islands.
Capital
Port Moresby
Population
11.8 million
Area
462,840 km²
Languages
English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Currency
Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
GDP/Capita
$3,007
Travel AdvisoryU.S. Department of State
Gov Data
Reconsider travel due to serious risks. U.S. citizens should avoid travel to certain areas.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
- GDP
- $31.8B
- GDP per Capita
- $3,007
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 66.1 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Oceania
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Area
- 462,840 km²
- Population
- 11,781,559
- Timezone
- UTC+10:00
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Calling Code
- +675
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- PG