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Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
At 462,840 km2 (178,704 sq mi), Papua New Guinea is the world's fifty-fourth largest country. At 462,840 km2 (178,704 sq mi), Papua New Guinea is the world's fifty-fourth largest country.