PG — Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (the world's second-largest island) and hundreds of surrounding islands. Port Moresby is the capital. PNG is the world's most linguistically diverse country with over 840 living languages — more than any other nation. The Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK) is the currency. For developers, the PG country code maps to en-PG for English and tpi-PG for Tok Pisin (an English-based creole that serves as the lingua franca). The .pg domain and +675 calling code serve PNG. Papua New Guinea's extraordinary linguistic diversity makes it the ultimate edge case for language support — no application could feasibly support all 840+ languages. Tok Pisin is the most practical localization target after English. PNG's challenging terrain (mountains, rainforest, islands) creates extreme connectivity variation. The country's large area and diverse geography make mapping and address handling particularly complex.