| Point | Information |
| Country Name | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Short Name | Papua New Guinea |
| Capital | Port Moresby |
| Largest city | Port Moresby |
| Official languages | English, Hiri Motu, PNG, Sign Language, Tok Pisin |
| National Languages | Tok Pisin |
| Religion | 95.5% Christianity —64.3% Protestantism —26.0% Catholicism
—5.2% Other Christian, 3.1% Unspecified, 1.4% Others/None |
| Demonym(s) | Papua New Guinean |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| President | Governor-General – Bob Dadae |
| Vice President | Prime Minister – James Marape |
| House Speaker | Job Pomat |
| Chief Justice | Sir Gibbs Salika |
| Total Area | 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 2 |
| Total Land Area (%) | 453,583.2 km2 |
| Population | 8,935,000 (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $32.382 billion (2019 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $21.543 billion (2019 estimate) |
| Currency | Papua New Guinean kina (PGK) |
| Time zone | UTC+10, +11 (AEST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Mains Electricity | 240 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +675 |
| ISO 3166 code | PG |
| Internet TLD | .pg |
| Political Parties | Allegiance Party (ALG)
Christian Democratic Party (CDP) Coalition for Reform Party (CFRP) Grassroot United Front Party (GRUF) |
| Independence Day | 16 September 1975 |
| Tallest Building | Noble Center
Grand Papua Hotel Star Mountain Plaza Raintree Hotel & Suites |
| Richest Persons | Peter O’Neill
Mekere Morauta Julius Chan Michael Somare |
| Top Website | bsp.com.pg
dwu.ac.pg xhamster.com google.com.pg |
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