Oceania is the second largest country in terms of country area after Australia.
geographical location
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea, abbreviated as Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea. Between 141° and 160° east longitude, between the equator and 12° south latitude, southwestern Pacific.
Bordered by the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya to the west and Australia by the Torres Strait to the south, it is part of the Melanesian archipelago.
The land area is 462,800 square kilometers, and the altitude above 1,000 meters belongs to the mountain climate, and the rest is tropical.
The highlands of New Guinea have long been settled.
In 1511 the Portuguese discovered the island of New Guinea.
In the second half of the 18th century, Dutch, British, and German colonists followed.
In 1906, British New Guinea was transferred to Australia and renamed the Australian Territory of Papua.
On 17 December 1920, the League of Nations entrusted the administration of Australia.
It was occupied by Japan in 1942.
In 1945, the United Nations returned it to the Australian Trusteeship.
In 1949, Australia merged the former British and German parts into one administrative unit, called the "Territory of Papua New Guinea".
Internal self-government was introduced on 1 December 1973.
Independence on 16 September 1975, with Michael Somare as the first Prime Minister.
national flag
It is approximately rectangular in shape with a ratio of length to width of 4:3. The diagonal from the upper left corner to the lower right corner divides the flag into two equal triangles.
The upper right is red, and inside is a yellow bird of paradise spreading its wings; The lower left is black with five white five-pointed stars, one of which is smaller.
Red symbolizes plagiarism and bravery; The bird of paradise, also known as the bird of paradise, is a bird unique to Papua New Guinea, symbolizing national and national independence, freedom and happiness;
Black represents that the national territory is in the "Black Islands";
The arrangement of the five stars symbolizes the Southern Cross (one of the small southern constellations, although small, but there are many bright stars), indicating that the country is located in the southern hemisphere.
National anthem: "Ah, get up, all the sons and daughters of the motherland"
Capital: Port Moresby
Population: 8.78 million (June 2022)
Languages: English, Piggin
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
Total GDP: $26.59 billion (2021)
GDP per capita: $2,950 (2021)
Diplomatic relations with China: Diplomatic relations were established in 1976 and developed in friendship.
Port Moresby