Capital: Port Moresby
Population
Total Population:
10,576,502
Natural Increase:
1.8%
Density:
23 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
13.9%
Ethnic Origins:
The population is one of the most heterogeneous in the world with several thousand communities. In more general terms it is made up of Papuans, Melanesians, Negritos (pygmies), Micronesians and Polynesians, with a small number of Europeans.
Official Language:
Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin, English
Other Languages Spoken:
Around 820 indigenous languages are spoken.
Business Language(s):
English
Religion:
Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, Other Protestant 10%, Indigenous beliefs 34%.
Literacy Rate:
57.3%
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Port Moresby
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: New Guinean Kina (PGK)
Country Overview
Area:
462,840 km²
Type of State:
Constitutional Monarchy. Parliamentary democracy. Independent State.
Type of Economy:
Lower middle income, agricultural and manufacturing economy..
Papua New Guinea's economy is growing, driven by natural resources, particularly gas, although infrastructure challenges and political instability persist.
HDI*:
0.576/1
HDI (World Rank):
158/192
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To call from Papua New Guinea, dial 05
To call Papua New Guinea, dial +675
Internet Suffix:
.pg
Households with a computer:
4.7 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
1.9 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
24.1 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
20.5% of the Population
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