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Area > Comparative slightly larger than California
Area > Land	452,860 sq km		[53rd of 238]
Area > Total	462,840 sq km		[59th of 250]
Capital city with population	Port Moresby - 250,000
Climate tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m
Forested Land	67.6%		[11th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	6 00 S, 147 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries	Indonesia 820 km
Land use > Arable land	0.49%		[204th of 258]
Largest city population	247,000		[132nd of 174]
Largest city with population	Port Moresby - 250,000
Location Oceania, 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
Map references Oceania
Natural hazards active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
Natural resources gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
Population density	10.39 people per sqkm		[203rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	13 people/m²		[178th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	462,840 km²		[53rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Wilhelm

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