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New Guinea's topography. Papua New Guinea has a total area of 462,840 km 2 (178,700 sq mi), of which 452,860 km 2 (174,850 sq mi) is land and 9,980 km 2 (3,850 sq mi) is water. This makes it the 3rd largest island country in the world. [1] Its coastline is 5,152 km (3,201 mi) long. [citation needed]
The location of Papua New Guinea An enlargeable map of Papua New Guinea. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Papua New Guinea: . Papua New Guinea is a sovereign island nation of Oceania comprising the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea [a] and numerous offshore islands in the western South Pacific Ocean. [1]
Bodies of water of Papua New Guinea (7 C, 6 P) C. Caves of Papua New Guinea (5 P) H. Headlands of Papua New Guinea (12 P) I. Islands of Papua New Guinea (11 C, 90 P) M.
Papua New Guinea is home to several protected areas, which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The total area of Papua New Guinea protected territories is 14,330 km 2 (5,530 sq mi), which amounts to approximately 3.07% of the country's territory. The total number of protected areas as 2018 is 71.
The Papua New Guinea Defence Force is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Papua New Guinea. It consists of three wings. [ 78 ] The Land Element has 7 units: the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment , a special forces unit, a battalion of engineers, three other small units primarily dealing with signals and health, and a military ...
Papua New Guinea geography-related lists (2 C, 11 P) B. Borders of Papua New Guinea (3 C) D. Drainage basins of Papua (28 C, 3 P) E. Ecoregions of Papua New Guinea (2 ...
New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forests; New Britain-New Ireland montane rain forests; Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests; Northern New Guinea montane rain forests; Solomon Islands rain forests; Southeastern Papuan rain forests; Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests; Southern New Guinea lowland rain forests
Central Province is a province in Papua New Guinea located on the southern coast of the country. It has a population of 237,016 (2010 census) people and is 29,998 square kilometres (11,582 sq mi) in size.