Names of countries in seven languages
| Finnish | Papua-Uusi-Guinea Papua-Uuden-Guinean itsenäinen valtio |
| Swedish | Papua Nya Guinea Självständiga staten Papua Nya Guinea |
| North Saami | Papua Ođđa-Guinea Papua Ođđa-Guinea iehčanas stáhta |
| English | Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea (the) |
| French | Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (la) État indépendant de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (l', m.) |
| German | Papua-Neuguinea (n.) Unabhängiger Staat Papua-Neuguinea (der Unabhängige Staat Papua-Neuguinea) |
| Russian | Папуа-Новая Гвинея
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| The UN only uses short forms. | |
Abbreviations
| abbr. name | abbreviated name |
| AT | Austria |
| CH | Switzerland |
| DE | Germany |
| f. | feminine |
| fmr | former |
| FR | France |
| GB | United Kingdom |
| hist. | historical |
| in dipl. relations | in diplomatic relations |
| lang. planning | language planning |
| m. | masculine |
| n. | neuter |
| offic. | official |
| oft. | often |
| pl. | plural |
| prev. | previously |
| UN | the United Nations |
| unoffic. | unofficial |
| * | not independent |