Papua New Guinea Geography, Climate, Areas, Cities

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    Geography of Papua New Guinea
    Land area: 452,860 sq. km.; about the size of California.
    Cities: Capital--Port Moresby (pop. 320,000). Other cities--Lae (90,000), Mt. Hagen (71,000).
    Terrain: Mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills.
    Climate: Tropical. NW monsoon, Dec-Mar. SE monsoon, May-Oct.
    source: http://www.state.gov