It has a land border with Indonesia to the west and maritime borders with Australia to the south and the Solomon Islands to the east. Its capital is Port Moresby. The country's 462,840 km 2 (178,700 sq mi) …

Nov 8, 2025 · Papua is a province of Indonesia on the western half of the island of New Guinea. It is one of four provinces established in 2022 when the former, larger Papua province was divided.

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The Indonesian part of New Guinea is known as Papua. It was formerly called West Irian and Irian Jaya, and is also referred to as Western New Guinea or West Papua. Papua is the largest and most …

The World Bank Group and Papua New Guinea work together to strengthen infrastructure, education, health, and economic resilience.

Papua, also known as Western New Guinea and formerly Irian Jaya, is the easternmost part of Indonesia. It comprises the western half of the island of New Guinea, the world's largest and highest …

Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world with more than 800 native languages of which 12 have no living speakers. Main spoken languages are English (official) and …

Papua, formerly known as West Irian[7] and Irian Jaya, [8] is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west.

Papua New Guinea lies in the southwest Pacific, just south of the equator and about 100 miles northeast of Australia.

3 days ago · Papua New Guinea has raised concerns over its border with Indonesia, calling for the establishment of a new 10-kilometre "buffer zone" between the two countries. It comes as Australia, …