Papua New Guinea

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Alternative name(s) Independent State of Papua New Guinea (official, English) Language(s) Hiri Motu Literacy rate 61.6% Currency Papua New Guinean kina Capital City Port Moresby Country code +675 Domain(TLD) .pg Ethnicity Papuan Religion Christianity Protestantism, Catholicism Other Christian Nationality Papua New Guinean, Papuan Driving Side Drive on the Left-hand side Date Format dd/mm/yyyy Total Area 462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi) Timezone UTC+10, +11 (AEST) Average elevation 667 m (2,188 ft) Coastline 5,152 Km Mains Electricity 240 V Emergency Telephone Numbers Embassies Papua New Guinea embassies in different countries

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