Source: The World Factbook
| Area: | 462,840 sq km |
| Capital: | Port Moresby |
| Geographic coordinates: | 6 00 S, 147 00 E |
| Climate: | tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation |
| Government: | constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy |
| Currency: | kina (PGK) |
| Literacy(%): | 64.6 |
| Languages: | Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region; 715 indigenous languages - many unrelated |
| Ethnicity/race: | Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society, Anglican, Evangelical Alliance, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant, indigenous beliefs |
| Industries: | copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production; construction, tourism |
| Natural resources: | gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries |