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Area Papua New Guinea, in 35 editions.
The entry for Papua New Guinea published Area in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Area in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Total area” (1990 to 1992), “Land area” (1992) and “Area” (1993 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Total area”
461,690 km2; land area: 451,710 km2
461,690 km2; land area: 451,710 km2
Published as “Total area”
461,690 km2
Published as “Land area”
451,710 km2
461,690 km2; land area: km2
451,710 km2
- total area:
- 461,690 km2
- land area:
- 451,710 km2
- comparative area:
- slightly larger than California
total area:
461,690 km2
land area:
451,710 km2
comparative area:
slightly larger than California
The entry for Papua New Guinea did not include Area.
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
- total area:
- 461,690 sq km
- land area:
- 451,710 sq km
- comparative area:
- slightly larger than California
total area:km2 sq km
land area:km2 sq km
comparative area:
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water :
- 9,980 sq km
total area: 461,690 total: 462,840 sq kmland area: 451,710 land: 452,860 sq kmcomparative area: slightly larger than California water : 9,980 sq km
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq kmwater : water: 9,980 sq km
- total:
- 462,840 sq km land: 452,860 sq km water: 9,980 sq km
total: 462,840 sq km
The same text in 7 editions, 2002 to 2008.
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 54
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
total:
462,840 sq km
country comparison to the world:
54
land:
452,860 sq km
water:
9,980 sq km
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 55
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
total:
462,840 sq km
country comparison to the world:54 55
land:
452,860 sq km
water:
9,980 sq km
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 55
total:country comparison to the world:land:
55
water:
country comparison to the world: 55
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
- country comparison to the world:
- 56
total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km
country comparison to the world: 55 56
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- total:
- 462,840 sq km
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km
country comparison to the world: 56
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total :
- 462,840 sq km
- land:
- 452,860 sq km
- water:
- 9,980 sq km
total: total : 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Papua New Guinea: Area.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/papua-new-guinea/area.