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Where is Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania.

Papua New Guinea in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
Oceania
Region
Melanesia
Land borders
1: Indonesia
Area
About 460,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Southern; Eastern
Capital city
9.44° S, 147.18° E

About Papua New Guinea

About 840 living languages are spoken by roughly 10 million people. The border with Indonesian Papua follows the 141st meridian for most of its length. Australian and Japanese troops fought along the Kokoda Track from July to November 1942.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 5 on 9 September 2026 (#8), hardest clue first:

  1. Its highlands hide more languages than any other country, over 800 in all.
  2. It shares its main island with Indonesia along a mostly straight border.
  3. Australia administered it until independence in 1975.
  4. A jungle track fought over in 1942 is a place of pilgrimage for Australians.

Round 4 on 16 September 2026 (#15), hardest clue first:

  1. Its highlands hide more languages than any other country, over 800 in all.
  2. It shares its main island with Indonesia along a mostly straight border.
  3. Australia administered it until independence in 1975.
  4. A jungle track fought over in 1942 is a place of pilgrimage for Australians.

Round 4 on 23 September 2026 (#22), hardest clue first:

  1. Its highlands hide more languages than any other country, over 800 in all.
  2. It shares its main island with Indonesia along a mostly straight border.
  3. Australia administered it until independence in 1975.
  4. A jungle track fought over in 1942 is a place of pilgrimage for Australians.

Round 5 on 23 October 2026 (#52), hardest clue first:

  1. Its Kula ring exchanges circulate objects to maintain relationships rather than secure direct economic gain.
  2. More than 97% of this country's land is designated as customary land held by communities.
  3. Just 14% of this Pacific country's population lived in urban centres in 2023.
  4. Port Moresby is this country's capital.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Papua New Guinea. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.