Papua New Guinea is a country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean characterized by rugged mountains, dense tropical rainforests, river valleys, and extensive coastlines across the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous surrounding islands.

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Coat of Arms

📍 Papua New Guinea is a country located in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous surrounding islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Indonesia to the west and lies north of Australia.

As a partially island nation, Papua New Guinea has one land border with Indonesia and is otherwise surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, along with nearby seas such as the Coral Sea and Bismarck Sea.

Papua New Guinea’s terrain is highly mountainous and rugged, with dense tropical rainforests, river systems, and remote highlands. It is one of the most culturally and biologically diverse countries in the world. Its location in the Pacific has historically made it part of regional migration and trade routes among island and coastal communities.

"Unity in diversity"