Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea  - Country Statistics

  • Land area*: 452,860 squared km

  • Population* (2021) 7,399,757

  • Population Growth* (2021): 1.61%

  • Visitors** (2015): 21,623

  • Marine area (EEZ)****: 2,396,575 squared km

  • Population density*** (2020):  16 persons/squared km land area

  • Urban population* (2020): 13.3%

  • GDP*** (2019): USD $ 24.829 billion

Checklist of PNG sharks and rays

Current number of shark species

Current number of ray species

Current number of chimaera species

PNG shark and ray photos

* CIA World Factbook

** National Statistical Office of Papua New Guinea  

*** World Bank

**** Sea Around Us