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| Independent State of Papua New Guinea Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini | |
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| Capital and largest city | Port Moresby |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Governor-General | Bob Dadae |
• Prime Minister | James Marape |
| Area | |
• Total | 462,840 km² |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 11,781,559 |
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea with Indonesia occupying the western half.