Papua New Guinea
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Map of Papua New Guinea
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| Official name: |
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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| Capital: |
Port Moresby
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| Area: |
total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
6 00 S, 147 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly larger than California
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 820 km
border countries: Indonesia 820 km
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| Coastline: |
5,152 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m
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