| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +10 (Papua New Guinea standard time) |
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| Daylight savings: | None |
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| Main languages: | English, Motu, Tok Pisin |
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| Currency: |
kina (PGK) €1 = K3.61, $1 = K3.23, £1 = K0.00 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .pg | International Dialling Code: 675 |
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For help planning your trip to Papua New Guinea including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Papua New Guinea trip planning page.
Further information on Papua New Guinea
Discover more about Papua New Guinea - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 462,840 sq km (9,980 sq km under water)
Coastline: 5,152 km (Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): Indonesia (820km)
Highest mountain: Mount Wilhelm (4,509m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Papua New Guinea from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 75/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 137/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 55/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | No rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | High corruption | 145/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 126/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) Status: Independent Country
Population: 6,552,730 (rank: 104/196) Density: 14.1 people/sq km (rank: 175/196)
Ethnic groups: Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Religions: Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)
GDP (PPP): $19.96 billion GDP per capita: $2,900 (rank: 148/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.