Port Moresby
City
Capital of Papua New Guinea; a key Allied base in 1942.
Held by
- 1883 – December 31, 1900 United Kingdom
- 1901 – December 31, 1913 Australia
- July 1, 1914 – September 15, 1975 Australia
- since September 16, 1975 Papua New Guinea
Capital of
- since 1975 Papua New Guinea