Papua New Guinea
Total Area: 462,840 sq km
Land Area: 452,860 sq km
Water Area: 9,980 sq km
Size Compared to U.S.: slightly larger than California
Country Boundaries: Indonesia
Total Land Boundary: 820 km
Total Coastline: 5,152 km
Climate: tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly maintains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
Lowest Elevation Point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m