Oceania/Melanesia
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby
11.8 Mio
462 840 km²
Papua New Guinean kina
Coastal
English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Historical Events
1884 - Division of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is divided between German New Guinea in the north and the British Territory of Papua in the south.
1902 - Cession to Australia
The British Territory of Papua is ceded to Australia.
1919 - Australian Control Post-WWI
All of present-day Papua New Guinea comes under Australian control after World War I.
1949 - Territories United
The two distinct territories of Papua New Guinea are united.
1975 - Independence
Papua New Guinea becomes an independent Commonwealth realm.
2025 - Constitutional Amendment
The constitution is amended to adopt Christianity as the official state religion.