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Papua New Guinea

Capital Port Moresby · Oceania

Papua New Guinea is one of the 197 UN countries in 4x4 Grid, the free daily geography puzzle where you name a country that fits two rules at once. Here is what the game knows about it.

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Facts about Papua New Guinea

CapitalPort Moresby
ContinentOceania
Population10,600,000 (no. 90 of 197)
Area462,840 km² (no. 54 of 197)
NeighboursIndonesia
CoastlinePacific Ocean
Flag coloursred, black, yellow, white
LanguagesEnglish

Where Papua New Guinea fits in 4x4 Grid

Every square in 4x4 Grid joins a row rule and a column rule. Papua New Guinea is a valid answer for any square built from two of these 45 categories:

Location
In OceaniaIsland nationCoastline on the Pacific OceanCapital in the Southern HemisphereHas a mountain over 4,000 mVolcanic eruption since 1900Highest point 4,000–6,000 mOver 60% forestOver 2,000 mm of rain a yearHas more than one time zoneEntirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighbours
Borders exactly 1 countryBorders a country of 100 million+
Size
Fewer than 25 people per km²Population 10–20 millionUnder 25% live in citiesMore men than women (51%+)
Flag
Flag with a starFlag with an animalFlag with a diagonal stripeFlag with redFlag with whiteFlag with yellowFlag with blackFlag with 4+ colours
Name
Starts with PEnds with AName is 11+ lettersName has 2+ wordsCapital starts with same letterName contains W
Politics
Commonwealth memberIs a monarchyDrives on the leftKing Charles III is head of state
Language
English is an official language
Economy
Top 20 coffee producerTop 20 cocoa producer
Capital
Capital within 10° of the EquatorCapital east of 100° ECapital on the coastCapital is the largest cityCapital has 2+ words
Sport
Has never won an Olympic medal
History
Former German colony
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