Country · PG
Papua New Guinea in other languages: Papua Niugini and 22 provinces
Papua New Guinea is Papua Niugini in Tok Pisin; its official name is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini, and its ISO 3166-1 codes are PG, PNG and 598. The country name follows in 173 languages and the capital Port Moresby, Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, in 56, then the 22 provinces as ISO 3166-2 lists them.
Official languagesEnglish, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu
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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
- alpha-2
- PG
- alpha-3
- PNG
- numeric
- 598
Papua New Guinea
English · Latin
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Papua Niugini
Tok Pisin · Latin
Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
- English
- Papua New GuineaIndependent State of Papua New Guinea
- Capital
- Port MoresbyPot MosbiPort Moresby
ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026
Papua New Guinea (Papua Niugini) in other languages: list of exonyms
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | eng | Papua New Guinea | same as written |
| Bislama, Igbo, Tok Pisin | bis / ibo / tpi | Papua Niugini | same as written |
| Asturian, Spanish | ast / spa | Papúa Nueva Guinea | same as written |
| Catalan, Romansh | cat / roh | Papua-Nova Guinea | same as written |
| Czech, Slovak | ces / slk | Papua-Nová Guinea | same as written |
| Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian | dsb / hsb | Papua-Nowa Guineja | same as written |
| Finnish, Kven | fin / fkv | Papua-Uusi-Guinea | same as written |
| Croatian, Slovenian | hrv / slv | Papua Nova Gvineja | same as written |
| Indonesian, Javanese | ind / jav | Papua Nugini | same as written |
| Kinyarwanda, Kirundi | kin / run | Papuwa Nuvele Gine | same as written |
| Afrikaans | afr | Papoea-Nieu-Guinee, Papoea-Nieu-Guinea | same as written |
| Aragonese | arg | Papua y Nueba Guinea, Papua Nueba Guinea | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Papua-Yeni Qvineya / Папуа-Јени Гвинеја | Papua-Yeni Qvineya |
| Bambara | bam | Papuwazi-Nuwɛli-Lagine | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Papua Nova Gvineja / Папуа Нова Гвинеја / پاپۆا نۉوا غوٖىنەيا | Papua Nova Gvineja |
| Breton | bre | Papoua-Ginea Nevez | same as written |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | Papua-Yañı Gvineya / Папуа-Янъы Гвинея | Papua-Yañı Gvineya |
| Welsh | cym | Papua Guinea Newydd | same as written |
| Danish | dan | Papua Ny Guinea | same as written |
| German | deu | Papua-Neuguinea | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Papuo-Nov-Gvineo | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Paapua Uus-Guinea | same as written |
| Basque | eus | Papua Ginea Berria | same as written |
| Faroese | fao | Papua Nýguinea, Papua Ný Guinea | same as written |
| French | fra | Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal | frp | Papoasie-Novèla-Guinê | same as written |
| West Frisian | fry | Papoea-Nij-Guinea | same as written |
| Friulian | fur | Papue Gnove Vuinee | same as written |
| Gagauz | gag | Papua-Yeni Gvineya / Папуа-Ени Гвинеја | Papua-Yeni Gvineya |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | Papua Gini-Nuadh | same as written |
| Irish | gle | An Phapua Nua-Ghuine, An Nua-Ghuine Phapua | same as written |
| Galician | glg | Papúa Nova Guinea | same as written |
| Manx | glv | Papooey Guinea Noa | same as written |
| Haitian Creole | hat | Papwazi-Nouvèl-Gine | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Pápua Új-Guinea | same as written |
| Interlingua | ina | Papua Nove Guinea | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Papúa Nýja-Gínea | same as written |
| Italian | ita | Papua Nuova Guinea, Papuasia Nuova Guinea | same as written |
| Jersey Norman French | jnf | Papua Nouvelle Dginnée | same as written |
| Karakalpak | kaa | Papua-Janʻa Gvineya / Папуа-Жаңа Гвинея | Papua-Janʻa Gvineya |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Papua Gîneya Nû | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Papua Nova Guinea | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Papua-Jaungvineja | same as written |
| Limburgish | lim | Papoea-Nui-Guinea | same as written |
| Lingala | lin | Papwa Nouvelle-Gine | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Papua-Naujoji Gvinėja | same as written |
| Ladin (Val Badia) | lld | Papua-Guinea Nöia | same as written |
| Ladin (Gherdëina) | lld | Papua-Nueva Guinea | same as written |
| Latgalian | ltg | Papua Jaungvineja | same as written |
| Luxembourgish | ltz | Papua-Neiguinea | same as written |
| Malagasy | mlg | Papoazia-Ginea-Vaovao | same as written |
| Maltese | mlt | Papwa-Ginea Ġdida | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Papua Noua Guinee / Папуа-Ноуа Гуйнее | Papua Noua Guinee |
| Maori | mri | Papua Nūkini | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Papua New Guinea / ڤاڤوا ڽوݢيني | Papua New Guinea |
| Nahuatl | nah | Papua Yancuīc Guinea | same as written |
| Navajo | nav | Páápowa Bigíní Ániidí | same as written |
| Low German | nds | Papua-Niegguinea | same as written |
| Dutch | nld | Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea, Papua-Nieuw-Guinea | same as written |
| Norwegian | nor | Papua Ny-Guinea | same as written |
| Novial | nov | Papua Novi Gini | same as written |
| Norman French | nrm | Papouasie-Nouvelle-Gùinaée | same as written |
| Occitan | oci | Papoa-Nòva Guinèa | same as written |
| Polish | pol | Papua-Nowa Gwinea | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Papua-Nova Guiné, Papuásia-Nova Guiné | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Papwa Musuq Khiniya, Papwa Ñukini | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Papua Nevi Guineya / पापुआ नेवी गुइनेया | Papua Nevi Guineya |
| Romanian | ron | Papua Noua Guinee | same as written |
| Aromanian | rup | Papua Nao Guinea | same as written |
| Sango | sag | Papû Finî Ginëe | same as written |
| Sicilian | scn | Papua Nova Guinia | same as written |
| Slovio | slo | Papua Novju Gvinea / Папуа Новйу Гвинеа | Papua Novju Gvinea |
| Northern Sami | sme | Papua-Ođđa-Guinea | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Papua Naujuojė Gvinėjė | same as written |
| Samoan | smo | Papua Niu Kini | same as written |
| Albanian | sqi | Papua Guinea e Re | same as written |
| Sardinian | srd | Pàpua Noa Guinea | same as written |
| Saterland Frisian | stq | Papua-Näiguinea | same as written |
| Swahili | swa | Papua Guinea Mpya | same as written |
| Swedish | swe | Papua Nya Guinea | same as written |
| Silesian | szl | Papua-Nowo Gwinyjo | same as written |
| Tetum | tet | Papua-Giné Foun | same as written |
| Tagalog | tgl | Papuwa Bagong Ginea | same as written |
| Tongan | ton | Papua Niukini | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Papua-Täze Gwineýa / Папуа-Тәзе Гвинея | Papua-Täze Gwineýa |
| Turkish | tur | Papua-Yeni Gine | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Papua-Yangi Gvineya / Папуа-Янги Гвинея / پەپۇئە-يەڭى گۋىنېيە | Papua-Yangi Gvineya |
| Vietnamese | vie | Pa-pu-a Niu Ghi-nê, Papua Tân Ghinê | same as written |
| Volapük | vol | Papuveän Nula-Gineyän | same as written |
| Võro | vor | Paapua Vahtsõnõ Ginea | same as written |
| Walloon | wln | Papouwazeye Nouve Guinêye | same as written |
| Wolof | wol | Papuwaasi-Gine-Gu-Bees, Papwa Nuweel Ginne | same as written |
| Zazaki | zza | Papua Gineya Newiye | same as written |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Па́поуа-Но́ва Гвинє́ꙗ | Pápua-Nóva Gvinéja |
| Abaza, Bulgarian | abq / bul | Папуа-Нова Гвинея | Papua-Nova Gvineja |
| Abkhaz | abk | Папуа-Гвинеа Ҿыц | Papua-Gvinea Ć̣yc |
| Altai | alt | Папуа-Јаҥы Гвинея | Papua-Ďaŋy Gvineja |
| Avar | ava | Папуа-Цӏияб Гвинея | Papua-C̣ijab Gwineja |
| Bashkir | bak | Папуа-Яңы Гвинея / Papua-Yaņı Gvineya | Papua-Yaņı Gvineya |
| Belarusian | bel | Папуа-Новая Гвінея / Papua-Novaja Hvinieja, Папуа-Новая Гвінэя / Papua-Novaja Hvineja | Papua-Novaja Hvinieja, Papua-Novaja Hvineja |
| Chechen | che | Папуа-Керла Гвиней / Papua-Kerla Gviney | Papua-Kerla Gviney |
| Kazakh | kaz | Папуа-Жаңа Гвинея / پاپۋا-جاڭا گۆينەيا / Papwa-Jaña Gvïneya | Papwa-Jaña Gvïneya |
| Kabardian | kbd | Папуа-Гуинеэ Кӏэ | Papua-Guineă Ḳă |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Папуа-Жаңы Гвинея / پاپۇا-جاڭى گۋىنەيا / Papua-Cañı Gvineya | Papua-Cañı Gvineya |
| Khakas | kjh | Папуа-Наа Гвинея | Papua-Naa Gvineja |
| Kurdish (Caucasus) | kmr | Папуа-Гԝинейа Т’әзә / Papûa-Gwînêya T’eze, Папуа-Гвинейа Т’әзә / Papûa-Gvînêya T’eze | Papûa-Gwînêya T’eze, Papûa-Gvînêya T’eze |
| Komi, Udmurt | kom / udm | Папуа-Выль Гвинея | Papua-Vyl' Gvineja |
| Karachay-Balkar | krc | Папуа-Джангы Гвинея | Papua-Džangy Gvineja |
| Kumyk | kum | Папуа-Янгы Гвинея | Papua-Jangy Gvineja |
| Lezgi | lez | Папуа-Цӏийи Гвинея | Papua-C̣iji Gvineja |
| Meadow Mari | mhr | Папуа-У Гвиней | Papua-U Gvinej |
| Macedonian | mkd | Папуа Нова Гвинеја | Papua Nova Gvineja |
| Mongolian | mon | Папуа-Шинэ Гвиней | Papua-Šinä Gvinej |
| Ossetian | oss | Папуа-Ног Гвиней | Papua-Nog Gvinej |
| Rusyn, Ukrainian | rue / ukr | Папуа-Нова Ґвінея | Papua-Nova Gvineja |
| Russian | rus | Папуа-Новая Гвинея | Papua-Novaja Gvineja |
| Yakut | sah | Папуа-Саҥа Гуинея | Papua-Saŋa Guineja |
| Serbian | srp | Папуа Нова Гвинеја / Papua Nova Gvineja | Papua Nova Gvineja |
| Tatar | tat | Папуа-Яңа Гвинея / Papua-Yaña Gvineyä / پاپۇئا-ياڭا گۋىنېيە | Papua-Yaña Gvineyä |
| Tajik | tgk | Папуа-Гвинеяи Нав / پپوؤه گوینیهٔ نو / Papua-Gvinejaji Nav | Papua-Gvinejaji Nav |
| Tuvan | tyv | Папуа-Чаа Гвинея | Papua-Čaa Gvineja |
| Kalmyk | xal | Папуа-Шин Гвинея | Papua-Šin Gvineja |
| Arabic | ara | بابوا غينيا الجديدة, بابوا جينيا الجديدة | Bābuwā Ġīniyā l-Ǧadīdâ, Bābuwā Gīniyā l-Ǧadīdâ |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | پاپوا یئنی قوینئیا / Papua-Yeni Qvineya | Papua-Yeni Qvineya |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | بابوا گینیای نوێ / Papwa Ginyay Niwê | Papwa Ginyay Niwê |
| Persian | fas | پاپوا گینهٔ نو / Pâpuâ Gineye Now, پاپوا گینهٔ جدید / Pâpuâ Gineye Jadid | Pâpuâ Gineye Now, Pâpuâ Gineye Jadid |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | پاپوانیوگنی | Papvā Niyūginī |
| Dari | prs | پاپوا گینی جدید, پاپوا گینیای جدید | Pāpvā Gīnī-ye Jadīd, Pāpvā Gīniyā-ye Jadīd |
| Pashto | pus | پاپوا نوۍ ګيني, پاپوا نوۍ ګينيا | Pāpwā Nawəy Gīnī, Pāpwā Nawəy Gīniyā |
| Uyghur | uig | پاپۇئا يېڭى گۋىنېيە / Papua Yéngi Gwinéye / Папуа-Йеңи Гвинея | Papua Yéngi Gwinéye |
| Urdu | urd | پاپوا نیو گنی, پپوا نیوگنی | Pāpvā Niyū Ginī, Papvā Niyūginī |
| Dhivehi | div | ޕަޕުއާ ނިއު ގިނީ | Papuā Niu Ginī |
| Hebrew | heb | פפואה גינאה החדשה, פאפואה גינאה החדשה, פאפואה גיניאה החדשה, פפואה־ניו־גיני, פאפואה־ניו־גיני | Papūʾah Gīneʾah ha-Ḥadašah, Pāpūʾah Gīneʾah ha-Ḥadašah, Pāpūʾah Gīnēʾah ha-Ḥadašah, Papūʾah-Nyū-Gīnī, Pāpūʾah-Nyū-Gīnī |
| Ladino | lad | פאפואה מואיבﬞה גיניאה / Papua Mueva Ginea | Papua Mueva Ginea |
| Yiddish | yid | פּאַפּואַ־נײַ גינע | Papua-Nay Gine |
| Amharic | amh | ፓፑዋ ኒው ጊኒ | Papuwa Niw Gini |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell | Παπούα Νέα Γουινέα | Papoýa Néa Guyinéa |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell | Παπούα-Νέα Γουϊνέα, Παπουασία-Νέα Γουϊνέα | Papoýa-Néa Goyïnéa, Papoyasía-Néa Goyïnéa |
| Armenian | hye | Պապուա-Նոր Գվինեա | Papoua-Nor Gvinea |
| Georgian, Mingrelian | kat / xmf | პაპუა-ახალი გვინეა | Papua-Aȟali Gvinea |
| Laz | lzz | პაპუა-აღანი გინე / P’ap’ua-Ağani Gine | P’ap’ua-Ağani Gine |
| Hindi | hin | पापुआ न्यूगिनी | Pāpuā Nyūginī |
| Marathi | mar | पापुआ न्यू गिनी | Pāpuā Nyū Ginī |
| Bengali | ben | পাপুয়া নিউ গিনি, পাপুয়া নিউগিনি | Pāpuyā Niu Gini, Pāpuyā Niugini |
| Gujarati | guj | પાપુઆ ન્યુ ગિની | Pāpuā Nyu Ginī |
| Odia | ori | ପାପୁଆ ନ୍ୟୁ ଗିନୀ | Pāpuā Nyu Ginī |
| Punjabi | pan | ਪਾਪੂਆ ਨਵਾਂ ਗਿਨੀ | Pāpūā Navāṃ Ginī |
| Sinhala | sin | පපුවා නව ගිනිය | Papuvā Nava Giniya |
| Kannada | kan | ಪಾಪುಅ ನ್ಯೂ ಗಿನಿ | Pāpua Nyū Gini |
| Malayalam | mal | പാപ്പുവ ന്യൂഗിനി, പാപുവ ന്യൂ ഗിനിയ | Pāppuva Nyūgini, Pāpuva Nyū Giniya |
| Tamil | tam | பப்புவா நியூகினி, பப்புவா நியூகினியா, பாப்புவா நியூகினி | Pappuvā Niyūkiṉi, Pappuvā Niyūkiṉiyā, Pāppuvā Niyūkiṉi |
| Telugu | tel | పపువా న్యూగినియా | Papuvā Nyūginiyā |
| Chinese | zho | 巴布亞紐幾內亞/巴布亚新几内亚 | Bābùyà Xīn Jīnèiyà |
| Japanese | jpn | パプア・ニューギニア | Papua-Nyūginia |
| Korean | kor | 파푸아뉴기니 | Papua Nyugini |
| Tibetan | bod | པ་པུ་འ་ནིའུ་གི་ནེ། | Pa.pu.a. Ni'u.gi.ne |
| Burmese | mya | ပါပူဝါနယူးဂီနီ | Papuwa Náyù Gini |
| Thai | tha | ปาปัวนิวกินี | Pāpuā Niw Kinī |
| Khmer | khm | ប៉ាពូញូវហ្គីណេ, ប៉ាពូញ៉ូហ្គានៀ | Bāpū Ñūv Hkīṇe, Bāpū Ñū Hkānie |
02 · NamesU+0050 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P
Papua and New Guinea: two names in one
The name joins two parts, and the list shows how each language handles them. Papua is kept almost everywhere, sometimes adapted to local spelling: Papoea in Dutch and Afrikaans, Papouasie in French, Papúa in Spanish. New Guinea, by contrast, is translated: Neuguinea in German, Nueva Guinea in Spanish, Uusi-Guinea in Finnish, Nowa Gwinea in Polish, Yeni Qvineya in Azerbaijani, Новая Гвинея (Novaja Gvineja) in Russian.
Tok Pisin compresses the second part into one word, Papua Niugini, and Bislama and Igbo use the same form; Indonesian and Javanese write Papua Nugini, Maori Papua Nūkini, Samoan Papua Niu Kini. French writes Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, and Portuguese and Italian list a second form beside the plain one, Papuásia-Nova Guiné and Papuasia Nuova Guinea. Japanese writes パプア・ニューギニア (Papua-Nyūginia) with a dot between the parts, and the traditional and simplified Chinese forms differ in more than the characters: 巴布亞紐幾內亞 transcribes New, 巴布亚新几内亚 translates it.
Port Moresby (Pot Mosbi) in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, French, German, Luxembourgish, Low German, Irish | eng / fra / deu / ltz / nds / gle | Port Moresby | same as written |
| Azerbaijani, Turkmen | aze / tuk | Port-Morsbi / Порт-Морсби | Port-Morsbi |
| Lithuanian, Samogitian | lit / smg | Port Morsbis | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Port Moresby / Порт Морсби / پۉرت مۉرسبٖى | Port Moresby |
| Esperanto | epo | Port-Moresbo | same as written |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | Port Mhoresby | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Port Morsbî | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Portmorsbi | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Port Moresby / Порт-Морсби | Port Moresby |
| Malay | msa | Port Moresby / ڤورت مورسبي | Port Moresby |
| Tok Pisin | tpi | Pot Mosbi | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Port-Morsbi / Порт-Морсби / پارت-مارسبى | Port-Morsbi |
| Mongolian, Russian | mon / rus | Порт-Морсби | Port-Morsbi |
| Bashkir | bak | Порт-Морсби / Port-Morsbi | Port-Morsbi |
| Belarusian | bel | Порт-Морсбі / Port-Morsbi | Port-Morsbi |
| Bulgarian | bul | Порт Морзби | Port Morzbi |
| Kazakh | kaz | Порт-Морсби / پورت-مورسبي / Port-Morsbï | Port-Morsbï |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Порт-Морсби / پورت-مورسبئ / Port-Morsbi | Port-Morsbi |
| Serbian | srp | Порт Морзби / Port Morzbi | Port Morzbi |
| Tatar | tat | Порт-Морсби / Port-Morsbi / پورت-مورسبى | Port-Morsbi |
| Tajik | tgk | Порт-Морсби / پارت مارسبی / Port-Morsbi | Port-Morsbi |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Порт-Морсбі | Port-Morsbi |
| Arabic | ara | بورت موريسبي, بورت مورزبي, بورت مورسبي, بور مورزبي, بور مورسبي | Būrt Mūrīsbī, Būrt Mūrzbī, Būrt Mūrsbī, Būr Mūrzbī, Būr Mūrsbī |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | پورت مورسبی / Port-Morsbi | Port-Morsbi |
| Persian | fas | پورت مورزبی / پرت مورزبی / Port Morzbi, پورت مورسبی / پرت مورسبی / Port Morsbi | Port Morzbi, Port Morsbi |
| Pashto | pus | پورټ مورزبي | Pōrṫ Mōrzbī |
| Uyghur | uig | پورت مورسبى / Port Morsbi / Порт-Морсби | Port Morsbi |
| Urdu | urd | پورٹ مورسبی | Pōrṫ Mōrsbī |
| Hebrew | heb | פורט־מורסבי | Pōrṭ-Mōrsbī |
| Yiddish | yid | פּאָרט מאָרסבי | Port Morsbi |
| Amharic | amh | ፖርት ሞርስቢ | Port Morsbi |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell | Πορτ Μόρεσμπυ, Πορτ Μόρεσμπι | Port Móresmpy, Port Móresmpi |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell | Πὸρτ Μόρεσμπυ | Pòrt Móresmpy |
| Armenian | hye | Պորտ Մորսբի | Port Morsbi |
| Georgian | kat | პორტ-მორსბი | Port-Morsbi |
| Hindi | hin | पोर्ट मोरेस्बी | Porṭ Moresbī |
| Nepali | nep | पोर्ट मोरेस्बि | Porṭ Moresbi |
| Bengali | ben | পোর্ট মোরেসবি / পোর্ট মোরেস্বি | Porṭ Moresbi |
| Punjabi | pan | ਪੋਰਟ ਮੋਰਸਬੀ | Porṭ Morsbī |
| Kannada | kan | ಪೋರ್ಟ್ ಮೊರೆಸ್ಬಿ | Pōrṭ Moresbi |
| Malayalam | mal | പോര്ട് മൊറെസ്ബി | Pōrṭ Moṟesbi |
| Tamil | tam | போர்ட் மோர்ஸ்பி | Pōrṭ Mōrspi |
| Telugu | tel | పోర్ట్ మొరెస్బి | Pōrṭ Moresbi |
| Chinese | zho | 莫爾斯比港/莫尔斯比港 | Mò'ěrsībì Gǎng |
| Japanese | jpn | ポートモレスビー | Pōto Moresubī |
| Korean | kor | 포트모스비, 포트모르즈비 | Poteu Moseubi, Poteu Moreuseubi |
| Thai | tha | พอร์ตมอร์สบี | Pɔ̄[r]t Mɔ̄[r]tbī |
| Khmer | khm | ព័រម៉ូរេសប៊ី, ផតម៉រិស្ប៊ី | Pŏr Mūresbī, Pʰot Morisbī |
The 22 provinces of Papua New Guinea in Tok Pisin and English
ISO 3166-2:PG codes 20 provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District. Each row gives the Tok Pisin name, the ISO name in English, the code and the provincial capital in Tok Pisin and English.
| ISO 3166-2 | Tok Pisin | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provinces22 | ||||
| PG-NSBwas PG-NSA | Otonomos Rijen bilong Bogenvil | Bougainville | BukaBuka | 2011 Coded PG-NSA (North Solomons, province) until Newsletter II-3 of December 2011 |
| PG-CPM | Sentrel Provins | Central | Pot MosbiPort Moresby | |
| PG-CPK | Simbu Provins | Chimbu | KundiawaKundiawa | |
| PG-EBR | Is Niu Briten Provins | East New Britain | KokopoKokopo | |
| PG-ESW | Is Sepik Provins | East Sepik | WewakWewak | |
| PG-EHG | Isten Hailans Provins | Eastern Highlands | GorokaGoroka | |
| PG-EPW | Enga Provins | Enga | WabagWabag | |
| PG-GPK | Galf Provins | Gulf | KeremaKerema | |
| PG-HLA | Hela | Hela | TariTari | 2014 Province split from Southern Highlands in May 2012, added by ISO on 3 November 2014 |
| PG-JWK | Jiwaka | Jiwaka | KurumulKurumul | 2014 Province split from Western Highlands in May 2012, added by ISO on 3 November 2014 |
| PG-MPM | Madang Provins | Madang | MadangMadang | |
| PG-MRL | Manus Provins | Manus | LorengauLorengau | |
| PG-MBA | Milen Be Provins | Milne Bay | AlotauAlotau | |
| PG-MPL | Morobe Provins | Morobe | LaeLae | |
| PG-NCD | Nesenel Kapitol Distrik | National Capital District (Port Moresby) | Pot MosbiPort Moresby | |
| PG-NIK | Niu Ailan Provins | New Ireland | KaviengKavieng | |
| PG-NPP | Oro Provins | Northern | PopondettaPopondetta | |
| PG-SHM | Sauten Hailans Provins | Southern Highlands | MendiMendi | |
| PG-WBK | Wes Niu Briten Provins | West New Britain | KimbeKimbe | |
| PG-SAN | Sandaun Provins | West Sepik | VanimoVanimo | 2014 ISO name changed from Sandaun [West Sepik] to West Sepik on 3 November 2014 |
| PG-WPD | Westen Provins | Western | DaruDaru | |
| PG-WHM | Westen Hailans Provins | Western Highlands | Maun HagenMount Hagen | |
Codes and English names: ISO 3166-2:PG on the ISO Online Browsing Platform with its changes of 2011 and 2014, read from the English Wikipedia mirror on 28 October 2026. Capitals of Hela and Jiwaka and the split of 2012: Provinces of Papua New Guinea, English Wikipedia, same date. Tok Pisin names: the 2016 edition of this list; Hela and Jiwaka are written the same in both languages.
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Provins, distrik and the provinces of 2012
Tok Pisin forms most provincial names by sound: Isten Hailans for Eastern Highlands, Sauten Hailans for Southern Highlands, Milen Be for Milne Bay, Niu Ailan for New Ireland. The words for the units come from English too: provins, distrik, and otonomos rijen for the autonomous region of Bougainville, Bogenvil in Tok Pisin.
The 2016 edition of the list counted 18 provinces. Two more had been created in May 2012, when Hela was split from Southern Highlands and Jiwaka from Western Highlands; ISO added both in November 2014 and at the same time renamed Sandaun to West Sepik.
06 · Questions
Questions about the name Papua New Guinea
What is Papua New Guinea called in Tok Pisin?
Papua Niugini; in full, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini.
What is Port Moresby called in Tok Pisin?
Pot Mosbi. The capital forms its own unit, the National Capital District (PG-NCD).
How many provinces does Papua New Guinea have?
ISO 3166-2 lists 22 units: 20 provinces, Bougainville and the National Capital District. Hela and Jiwaka are the newest, both from 2012.