| national flag | coat of arms or seal |
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| official name in English: | native name: |
| Independent State of Papua New Guinea | eng:
Independent State of Papua New Guinea tpi: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini |
| adjective: | native adjective: |
| Papua New Guinean | eng: Papua New Guinean tpi: Papua Niugini |
| capital: | native name: |
| Port Moresby | eng:
Port Moresby tpi: Pot Mosbi |
| official languages: | native name: |
| English; Tok Pisin; Hiri Motu | English; Tok Pisin; Hiri Motu |
| currency: | native name: |
| 1 kina = 100 toea | eng | tpi: 1 kina = 100 toea |
| head of state / government: | native name: |
| Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Sir Paulias Matane Prime Minister Sir Michael Thomas Somare | eng: Queen Elizabeth II eng: Governor-General Sir Paulias Matane eng: Prime Minister Sir Michael Thomas Somare tpi: Kwin Elisabet 2 tpi: Gavana-Jenerel Sir Paulias Matane tpi: Praim Minista Sir Michael Somare |
| administrative divisions and their capital towns: | |
| 18 provinces | tpi: provins | hmo: ?: | |
| eng: Central Province tpi: Sentrel Provins | eng:
Port Moresby tpi: Pot Mosbi |
| eng: Eastern Highlands
Province tpi: Isten Hailans Provins | eng | tpi: Goroka |
| eng:
East New Britain Province tpi: Is Niu Briten Provins | eng | tpi: Kokopo |
| eng:
East Sepik Province tpi: Is Sepik Provins | eng | tpi: Wewak |
| eng:
Enga Province tpi: Enga Provins | eng | tpi: Wabag |
| eng:
Gulf Province tpi: Galf Provins | eng | tpi: Kerema |
| eng:
Madang Province tpi: Madang Provins | eng | tpi: Madang |
| eng:
Manus Province tpi: Manus Provins | eng | tpi: Lorengau |
| eng:
Milne Bay Province tpi: Milen Be Provins | eng | tpi: Alotau |
| eng:
Morobe Province tpi: Morobe Provins | eng | tpi: Lae |
| eng:
New Ireland Province tpi: Niu Ailan Provins | eng | tpi: Kavieng |
| eng:
Oro Province tpi: Oro Provins | eng | tpi: Popondetta |
| eng: Sandaun Province tpi: Sandaun Provins | eng | tpi: Vanimo |
| eng:
Simbu Province tpi: Simbu Provins | eng | tpi: Kundiawa |
| eng:
Southern Highlands Province tpi: Sauten Hailans Provins | eng | tpi: Mendi |
| eng:
Western Province tpi: Westen Provins | eng | tpi: Daru |
| eng:
Western Highlands Province tpi: Westen Hailans Provins | eng:
Mount Hagen tpi: Maun Hagen |
| eng: West New Britain
Province tpi: Wes Niu Briten Provins | eng | tpi: Kimbe |
| + 1 autonomous region | tpi: otonomos rijen | hmo: ?: | |
| eng: Autonomous Region of
Bougainville tpi: Otonomos Rijen bilong Bogenvil | eng | tpi: Buka |
| + 1 district | tpi: distrik | hmo: ?: | |
| eng: National Capital
District tpi: Nesenel Kapitol Distrik | eng: Port Moresby tpi: Pot Mosbi |
| 10 largest cities / towns: | |
| Port Moresby • Lae • Arawa • Mount Hagen • Popondetta • Madang • Kokopo • Mendi • Kimbe • Goroka | |
| national anthem: | |
| eng: O Arise, All You Sons | |
| O
arise all you sons of this land, Let us sing of our joy to be free, Praising God and rejoicing to be Papua New Guinea. Shout our name from the mountains to seas Papua New Guinea Let us raise our voices and proclaim Papua New Guinea. Now give thanks to the good Lord above For His kindness, His wisdom and love For this land of our fathers so free, Papua New Guinea. Shout again for the whole world to hear Papua New Guinea We’re independent and we’re free, Papua New Guinea. | |
| eng: | Papua New Guinea |
| bis | ibo | tpi: | Papua Niugini |
| cat | roh-gri | roh-srs: | Papua-Nova Guinea |
| ast | spa: | Papúa Nueva Guinea |
| ces | slk: | Papua-Nová Guinea |
| dsb | hsb: | Papua-Nowa Guineja |
| hrv | slv: | Papua Nova Gvineja |
| ind | jav: | Papua Nugini |
| kin | run: | Papuwa Nuvele Gine |
| roh-enb | roh-eno: | Papua-Nouva Guinea |
| afr: | Papoea Nieu-Guinee; Papoea Nieu-Guinea |
| arg: | Papua y Nueba Guinea; Papua Nueba Guinea |
| aze: | Papua-Yeni Qvineya / Папуа-Јени Гвинеја |
| bam: | Papuwazi-Nuwɛli-Lagine |
| bos: | Papua Nova Gvineja / Папуа Нова Гвинеја |
| bre: | Papoua-Ginea Nevez |
| crh: | Papua-Yañı Gvineya / Папуа-Янъы Гвинея |
| cym: | Papua Guinea Newydd |
| dan: | Papua Ny Guinea |
| deu: | Papua-Neuguinea / Papua-Neuguinea |
| epo: | Papuo-Nov-Gvineo |
| est: | Paapua Uus-Guinea |
| eus: | Papua Ginea Berria |
| fao: | Papua Nýguinea |
| fin: | Papua-Uusi-Guinea |
| fra: | Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée |
| frp: | Papoasie-Novèla-Guinê |
| fry: | Papoea-Nij-Guinea |
| fur: | Papue Gnove Vuinee |
| gla: | Papua Gini-Nuadh |
| gle: | An Phapua Nua-Ghuine / An Ṗapua Nua-Ġuine; An Nua-Ghuine Phapua / An Nua-Ġuine Ṗapua |
| glg: | Papúa Nova Guinea |
| glv: | Yn Noa Ghuinea-Phapua |
| hat: | Papwazi-Nouvèl-Gine |
| hun: | Pápua Új-Guinea |
| ina: | Papua Nove Guinea |
| isl: | Papúa Nýja-Gínea |
| ita: | Papua Nuova Guinea; Papuasia Nuova Guinea |
| jnf: | Papua Nouvelle Dginnée |
| kaa: | Papua-Janʻa Gvineya / Папуа-Жаңа Гвинея |
| kmr: | Papûa-Gwînê ya Teze / Папуа-Гwине йа Т’әзә / پاپووئا گوینێیا تەزە ; Papûa-Gvînê ya Teze / Папуа-Гвине йа Т’әзә / پاپووئا گڤینێیا تەزە |
| kur: | Papûa Gîneya Nû / پاپووئا گینەیا نوو |
| lat: | Papua Nova Guinea |
| lav: | Papua-Jaungvineja |
| lim: | Papoea-Nui-Guinea |
| lin: | Papwa Nouvelle-Gine |
| lit: | Papua-Naujoji Gvinėja |
| lld-bad: | Papua-Guinea Nöia |
| lld-grd: | Papua-Nueva Guinea |
| ltz: | Papua-Neiguinea / Papua-Neiguinea |
| mlg: | Papoazia-Ginea-Vaovao |
| mlt: | Papwa-Ginea Ġdida |
| mol: | Papua Noua Guinee / Папуа-Ноуа Гуйнея |
| msa: | Papua New Guinea / ڤاڤوا ڽوڬيني |
| nah: | Papua Yancuīc Guinea |
| nds: | Papua-Niegguinea / Papua-Niegguinea |
| nld: | Papua-Nieuw-Guinea; Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea |
| nor: | Papua Ny-Guinea |
| nov: | Papua Novi Gini |
| nrm: | Papouasie-Nouvelle-Gùinaée |
| oci: | Papoa-Nòva Guinèa |
| pol: | Papua-Nowa Gwinea |
| por: | Papua Nova Guiné; Papuásia Nova Guiné |
| que: | Papuwa Musuq Khiniya |
| rmy: | Papua Nevi Guineya / पापुआ नेवी गुइनेया |
| ron: | Papua Noua Guinee |
| rup: | Papua Nao Guinea |
| scn: | Papua Nova Guinia |
| slo: | Papua Novju Gvinea / Папуа Новйу Гвинеа |
| sme: | Papua-Ođđa-Guinea |
| smg: | Papua Naujuojė Gvinėjė |
| smo: | Papua Niu Kini |
| sqi: | Papua Guinea e Re |
| srd: | Pàpua Noa Guinea |
| swa: | Papua Guinea Mpya |
| swe: | Papua Nya Guinea |
| tet: | Papua-Giné Foun |
| tgl: | Papuwa-Nuweba Ginea |
| ton: | Papua Niukini |
| tuk: | Papua-Täze Gwineýa / Папуа-Тәзе Гвинея |
| tur: | Papua-Yeni Gine |
| uzb: | Papua-Yangi Gvineya / Папуа-Янги Гвинея / پەپۇئە-يەڭى گۋىنېيە |
| vie: | Pa-pu-a Niu Ghi-nê; Papua Tân Ghinê |
| vol: | Papuveän Nula-Gineyän |
| vor: | Paapua Vahtsõnõ Ginea |
| wln: | Papouwazeye Nouve Guinêye |
| wol: | Papuwasi-Ginne-gu-Bees |
| zza: | Papua Gineya Newiye |
| abq | bul: | Папуа-Нова Гвинея (Papua-Nova Gvineja) |
| alt: | Папуа-Јаҥы Гвинея (Papua-Ďaṅy Gvineja) |
| bak: | Папуа-Яңы Гвинея / Papua-Yaņı Gvineya |
| bel: | Папуа-Новая Гвінея / Papua-Novaja Hvinieja; Папуа-Новая Гвінэя / Papua-Novaja Hvineja |
| che: | Папуа-Нови Гвинея (Papua-Novi Gvineja) |
| kaz: | Папуа-Жаңа Гвинея / Papwa-Jaña Gvïneya / پاپۋا-جاڭا گۆينەيا |
| kbd: | Папуа-Новэ Гвинея (Papua-Novă Gvineja) |
| kir: | Папуа-Жаңы Гвинея (Papua-Ǧaṅy Gvineja) / پاپۇا-جاڭى گۋىنەيا (Papua-Jaṅı Gvineya) |
| kjh: | Папуа-Наа Гвинея (Papua-Naa Gvineja) |
| kom: | Папуа-Выль Гвинея (Papua-Vyl' Gvineja) |
| krc: | Папуа-Джангы Гвинея (Papua-Džangy Gvineja) |
| kum: | Папуа-Янгы Гвинея (Papua-Jangy Gvineja) |
| mhr: | Папуа-У Гвиней (Papua-U Gvinej) |
| mkd: | Папуа Нова Гвинеја (Papua Nova Gvineja) |
| mon: | Папуа-Шинэ Гвиней (Papua-Šinä Gvinej) |
| oss: | Папуа-Ног Гвиней (Papua-Nog Gvinej) |
| rus: | Папуа-Новая Гвинея (Papua-Novaja Gvineja) |
| sah: | Папуа-Саҥа Гуинея (Papua-Saṅa Guineja) |
| srp: | Папуа Нова Гвинеја / Papua Nova Gvineja |
| tat: | Папуа-Яңа Гвинея / Papua-Yaña Gvineä |
| tgk: | Папуа-Гвинеяи Нав / پپوؤه گوینیۀ نو / Papua-Gvinejai Nav |
| tyv: | Папуа-Чаа Гвинея (Papua-Čaa Gvineja) |
| ukr: | Папуа-Нова Ґвінея (Papua-Nova Gvineja) |
| ara: | بابوا غينيا الجديدة (Bābuwā Ġīniyā l-Ǧadīdâ); بابوا جينيا الجديدة (Bābuwā Gīniyā l-Ǧadīdâ) |
| fas: | پاپوا گینۀ نو / Pâpuâ Gineye Now; پاپوا گینۀ جدید / Pâpuâ Gineye Jadid |
| prs: | پاپوا گینی جدید (Pāpūā Gīnī-ye Jadīd); پاپوا گینیای جدید (Pāpūā Gīniyā-ye Jadīd) |
| pus: | پاپوا نوۍ ګيني (Pāpūā Nawəy Gīnī); پاپوا نوۍ ګينيا (Pāpūā Nawəy Gīniyā) |
| uig: | پاپۇئا يېڭى گۋىنېيە / Papua Yéngi Gwinéye / Папуа-Йеңи Гвинея |
| urd: | پاپوا نیو گنی (Pāpūā Nyū Ginī); پپوا نیوگنی (Papūā Nyūginī) |
| div: | ޕަޕުއާ ނިއުގިނީ (Papuā Niuginī) |
| heb: | פפואה גינאה החדשה (Papûʾah Gîneʾah ha-Ḥadašah); פאפואה גינאה החדשה (Pâpûʾah Gîneʾah ha-Ḥadašah); פאפואה גיניאה החדשה (Pâpûʾah Gînêʾah ha-Ḥadašah); פפואה-ניו-גיני (Papûʾah-Nyû-Gînî); פאפואה-ניו-גיני (Pâpûʾah-Nyû-Gînî) |
| lad: | פאפואה מואיב'ה גיניאה / Papua Mueva Ginea |
| yid: | פּאַפּואַ-ניוגיני (Papua-Nyugini) |
| amh: | ፓፑዋ ኒው ጊኒ (Papuwa Niw Gini) |
| ell-dhi: | Παπούα Νέα Γουινέα (Papoýa Néa Guyinéa) |
| ell-kat: | Παπούα-Νέα Γουϊνέα (Papoýa-Néa Goyïnéa); Παπουασία-Νέα Γουϊνέα (Papoyasía-Néa Goyïnéa) |
| hye: | Պապուա Նոր Գվինեա (Papoua Nor Gvinea) |
| kat: | პაპუა-ახალი გვინეა (Papua-Aĥali Gvinea) |
| hin: | पापुआ न्यूगिनी (Pāpuā Nyūginī) |
| ben: | পাপুয়া নিউ গিনি (Pāpuyā Niu Gini); পাপুয়া নিউগিনি (Pāpuyā Niugini) |
| guj: | પાપુઆ ન્યુ ગિની (Pāpuā Nyu Ginī) |
| ori: | ପାପୁଆ ନ୍ୟୁ ଗିନୀ (Pāpuā Nyu Ginī) |
| pan: | ਪਾਪੂਆ ਨਵਾਂ ਗਿਨੀ (Pāpūā Navāṃ Ginī) |
| sin: | පපුවා නව ගිනිය (Papuvā Nava Giniya) |
| kan: | ಪಾಪುಅ ನ್ಯೂ ಗಿನಿ (Pāpua Nyū Gini) |
| mal: | പാപ്പുവ ന്യൂഗിനി (Pāppuva Nyūgini); പാപുവ ന്യൂ ഗിനിയ (Pāpuva Nyū Giniya) |
| tam: | பப்புவா நியூகினி (Pappuvā Niyūkiṉi); பப்புவா நியூகினியா (Pappuvā Niyūkiṉiyā); பாப்புவா நியூகினி (Pāppuvā Niyūkiṉi) |
| tel: | పపువా న్యూగినియా (Papuvā Nyūginiyā) |
| zho: | 巴布亞紐幾內亞/巴布亚新几内亚 (Bābùyà Xīn Jīnèiyà) |
| jpn: | パプア・ニューギニア (Papua Nyūginia) |
| kor: | 파푸아 뉴기니 (Papua Nyugini) |
| mya: | ပာပူဝာနယူးဂီနီ (Papuwa Náyù Gini) |
| tha: | ปาปัวนิวกินี (Pāpuā Niw Kinī) |
| khm: | ប៉ាពូញូវហ្គីណេ (Bāpū Ñūv Hkīṇe); ប៉ាពូញ៉ូហ្គានៀ (Bāpū Ñūhkānie) |
| eng | fra: | Port Moresby |
| deu | ltz | nds: | Port Moresby / Port Moresby |
| aze | tuk: | Port-Morsbi / Порт-Морсби |
| lit | smg: | Port Morsbis |
| epo: | Port-Moresbo |
| gla: | Port Mhoresby |
| gle: | Port Moresby / Port Moresby |
| kur: | Port Morsbî / پۆرت مۆرسبی |
| lav: | Portmorsbi |
| mol: | Port Moresby / Порт-Морсби |
| msa: | Port Moresby / ڤورت مورسبي |
| tpi: | Pot Mosbi |
| uzb: | Port-Morsbi / Порт-Морсби / پارت-مارسبى |
| mon | rus: | Порт-Морсби (Port-Morsbi) |
| bel: | Порт-Морсбі / Port-Morsbi |
| bul: | Порт Морзби (Port Morzbi) |
| kaz: | Порт-Морсби / Port-Morsbï / پورت-مورسبي |
| kir: | Порт-Морсби / پورت-مورسبئ (Port-Morsbi) |
| srp: | Порт Морзби / Port Morzbi |
| tat: | Порт-Морсби / Port-Morsbi |
| tgk: | Порт-Морсби / پارت مارسبی / Port-Morsbi |
| ukr: | Порт-Морсбі (Port-Morsbi) |
| ara: | بورت موريسبي (Būrt Mūrīsbī); بورت مورزبي (Būrt Mūrzbī); بورت مورسبي (Būrt Mūrsbī); بور مورزبي (Būr Mūrzbī); بور مورسبي (Būr Mūrsbī) |
| fas: | پورت مورزبی / پرت مورزبی / Port Morzbi; پورت مورسبی / پرت مورسبی / Port Morsbi |
| pus: | پورټ مورزبي (Porṫ Morzbī) |
| uig: | پورت مورسبى / Port Morsbi / Порт-Морсби |
| urd: | پورٹ مورسبی (Porṫ Morsbī) |
| heb: | פורט-מורסבי (Pôrṭ-Môrsbî) |
| yid: | פּאָרט מאָרסבי (Port Morsbi) |
| amh: | ፖርት ሞርስቢ (Port Morsbi) |
| ell-dhi: | Πορτ Μόρεσμπυ (Port Móresmpy); Πορτ Μόρεσμπι (Port Móresmpi) |
| ell-dhi: | Πὸρτ Μόρεσμπυ (Pòrt Móresmpy) |
| hye: | Պորտ Մորսբի (Port Morsbi) |
| kat: | პორტ-მორსბი (Port-Morsbi) |
| hin: | पोर्ट मोरेस्बी (Porṭ Moresbī) |
| nep: | पोर्ट मोरेस्बि (Porṭ Moresbi) |
| ben: | পোর্ট মোরেসবি / পোর্ট মোরেস্বি (Porṭ Moresbi) |
| pan: | ਪੋਰਟ ਮੋਰਸਬੀ (Porṭ Morsbī) |
| kan: | ಪೋರ್ಟ್ ಮೊರೆಸ್ಬಿ (Pōrṭ Moresbi) |
| mal: | പോര്ട് മൊറെസ്ബി (Pōrṭ Moṟesbi) |
| tam: | போர்ட் மோர்ஸ்பி (Pōrṭ Mōrspi) |
| tel: | పోర్ట్ మొరెస్బి (Pōrṭ Moresbi) |
| zho: | 莫爾斯比港/莫尔斯比港 (Mò'ěrsībì Gǎng) |
| jpn: | ポートモレスビー (Pōto Moresubī) |
| kor: | 포트모스비 (Poteu Moseubi); 포트모 르즈비 (Poteu Moreuseubi) |
| tha: | พอร์ตมอร์สบี (Pɔ̄[r]t Mɔ̄[r]tbī) |
| khm: | ព័រម៉ូរេសប៊ី (Pŏrmūresbī) |
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