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    Independent State of Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea is located in Melanesia. Below you can see where Papua New Guinea sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Port Moresby.

    Where Papua New Guinea is located
    Outline of Papua New Guinea
    Political map of Papua New Guinea and neighboring countries
    Political map: Papua New Guinea and its neighbors
    Reference map of Papua New Guinea (CIA World Factbook)
    Reference map of Papua New Guinea (CIA World Factbook)By CIA · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Relief map of Papua New Guinea — physical geography
    Relief map of Papua New Guinea — physical geographyBy Carport · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Location map of Papua New Guinea
    Location map of Papua New GuineaBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Papua New Guinea on the globe
    Papua New Guinea on the globeBy Zuanzuanfuwa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Map of the administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea
    First-level administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea

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    Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea

    Papua New Guinea is divided into 20 provinces.

    Show all 20 provinces
    • Central
    • Chimbu
    • East New Britain
    • East Sepik
    • Eastern Highlands
    • Enga
    • Gulf
    • Madang
    • Manus
    • Milne Bay
    • Morobe
    • National Capital District
    • New Ireland
    • North Solomons
    • Northern
    • Sandaun
    • Southern Highlands
    • West New Britain
    • Western
    • Western Highlands

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Where is Papua New Guinea?

    Papua New Guinea lies in Melanesia, Oceania. Its geographic centre is at about 6.31° S, 143.96° E, and the capital, Port Moresby, is at 9.48° S, 147.15° E.

    With 462,840 km², it is the 2nd-largest of the 14 countries in Oceania — about 1.9 times the size of the United Kingdom.

    Papua New Guinea lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Neighbouring countries: Indonesia.

    Geography of Papua New Guinea

    Continent
    Oceania
    Region
    Melanesia
    Area
    462,840 km²
    Geographic centre
    6.31° S, 143.96° E
    Capital (Port Moresby)
    9.48° S, 147.15° E
    Size rank in Oceania
    2 of 14
    Highest point
    Mount Wilhelm (4,509 m)
    Land borders
    1

    Bordering countries: Indonesia.