| Area |
total: 462,840 sq km (178,703 sq mi) land: 452,860 sq km water: 9,980 sq km |
| Capital | Port Moresby |
| Largest city | Port Moresby 289,900 (2006) |
| Other large cities | Lae (Morobe, 75,600), Arawa (on Bougainville, 40,300), Mount Hagen (Western Highlands, 34,900), Popondetta (Oro, 30,400), Mendi (Southern Highlands, 28,600), Kokopo (on New Britain, 27,700), Madang (Madang, 27,300), Kimbe (on New Britain, 19,800), Goroka (Eastern Highlands, 18,400), Wewak (East Sepik, 17,900), Bulolo (Morobe, 16,800), Wau (Morobe, 15,800), Daru (Fly river, 15,700), Kavieng (on New Ireland, 15,100), Vanimo (Sandaun, 11,500), Rabaul (on New Britain, 7,800). |
| Climate | Tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation. Terrain: mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills. |
| Time Difference | UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |