Papua New Guinea

Key facts

Land borders (1)

• Indonesia

Papua New Guinea in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Papua New Guinea is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 28 claims from the pool that are true of Papua New Guinea, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “P”1 of 9
• Is in Oceania1 of 14
• Borders exactly one country1 of 16
• Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
• Spans more than one time zone1 of 18
• Has more than two official languages1 of 19
• Its capital city's name has more than one word1 of 26
• Its name and its capital city begin with the same letter1 of 28
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Has fewer than 25 people per km²1 of 34
• Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
• Has a monarch as head of state1 of 42
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Drives on the left1 of 54
• Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area larger than 200,000 km²1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152