| PAPUA NEW GUINEAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
| Top Stats |
| | All Stats |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
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 |
|
|
del.icio.us
Feeds |
Contact