Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1997. It is home to one World Heritage Site. All currently inscribed properties are listed under the Cultural category.
Papua New Guinea as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: July 28, 1997
Status: Acceptance
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: None
Total of Mandate Years: 0
Total of Mandates: 0
WHC Electoral Group: IV (Asia/Pacific)
World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea (1)
Cultural: 1 | Natural: 0 | Mixed: 0
- Kuk Early Agricultural Site · Cultural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (7)
- Kikori River Basin / Great Papuan Plateau · submitted: June 6, 2006
- Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges · submitted: June 6, 2006
- Trans-Fly Complex · submitted: June 6, 2006
- Milne Bay Seascape (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity) · submitted: June 6, 2006
- The Sublime Karsts of Papua New Guinea · submitted: June 6, 2006
- Upper Sepik River Basin · submitted: June 6, 2006
- Huon Terraces - Stairway to the Past · submitted: June 6, 2006
Country Profile Papua New Guinea
Official Name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Continent: Oceania
Subregion: Melanesia
UNESCO Region: Asia and the Pacific
Capital: Port Moresby
Population (2024): 10,576,502
Land Area: 452,860 km²
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)