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Neighboring Countries of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea shares land borders with 1 country: Indonesia (824 km).
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Countries bordering Papua New Guinea
| Neighbour | Border length | Capital | Visa for Papua New Guinea citizens |
|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia |
Jakarta | Visa on arrival · 30 days |
Geography of Papua New Guinea
Location
Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Area
462,840 km² — slightly larger than California
Terrain
Mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
Climate
Tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Highest and lowest points
Highest: Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m. Lowest: Pacific Ocean 0 m. Mean elevation: 667 m.
Natural resources
Gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
Natural hazards
Active volcanism; frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis volcanism: severe volcanic activity; Ulawun (2,334 m), one of Papua New Guinea's potentially most dangerous volcanoes, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Rabaul (688 m) destroyed the city of Rabaul in 1937 and 1994; Lamington erupted in 1951, killing 3,000 people; Manam's 2004 eruption forced the island's abandonment; other historically active volcanoes include Bam, Bagana, Garbuna, Karkar, Langila, Lolobau, Long Island, Pago, St. Andrew Strait, Victory, and Waiowa; see note 2 under "Geography - note"
Good to know
Note 1: shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; highlands that trend from east to west break up New Guinea into diverse ecoregions; one of world's largest swamps lies along the southwest coast note 2: Papua New Guinea is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, which is a belt bordering the Pacific Ocean that contains about 75% of the world's volcanoes and up to 90% of the world's earthquakes
Neighbours of Papua New Guinea's neighbours
Countries one border further away — reachable overland through a neighbouring country.
Malaysia
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Borders and geography: CIA World Factbook (public domain). Visa rules: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0).