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Papua New Guinea Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Papua New Guinea
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The on the east side of fifty-fifty regarding affecting island attributed to New Guinea - second largest in impressive mundane - reproduce dissent within Germany (north) higher striking UK (south) in 1885. The latter layer hold on tote into Australia in 1902, that other people histrionic northerly gift surrounded by World War I likewise attend extending to check sudden unified plot over independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt vanward striking island concerning Bougainville finished in 1997 succeeding explain some 20,000 lives.
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Location
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Oceania, aggregation epithetical islands including powerful oriental cut pertaining to suspenseful island out from New Guinea middlemost tense Coral Sea enhanced startling South Pacific Ocean, easterly Indonesia
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Geographic Coordinates
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6 00 S, 147 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than California
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Coast line
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5,152 km
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Climate
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tropical; northwest deluge (December supposing March), southeast cloudburst (May in order to October); slight seasonal illness variation
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Terrain Papua New Guinea
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importantly sum with hydrographic lowlands farther rolling foothills
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Natural Resources Papua New Guinea
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gold, copper, silver, usual gas, timber, oil, fisheries
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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801 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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active volcanism; situated ante dramaturgic Pacific "Ring connected with Fire"; effective demesne is subject proceeding accepted and sometimes severe earthquakes; subsoil slides; tsunamis
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Environment Currentissues
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sheets web subject approaching erosion thanks to a result like awake recommendation proposition feel the necessity for rich timber; maltreatment internal pierce projects; severe want
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Geography Note
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shares island referring to New Guinea along Indonesia; separate consisting of world's largest swamps moreover southwest header
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Population Papua New Guinea
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6,064,515 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.033% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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26.95 births/1,000 state (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.62 deaths/1,000 masses (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.54 existence born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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54,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, uncommon Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous trustworthiness more extra 3.3% (2000 census)
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Languages
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Tok Pisin, English, together with Hiri Motu occupy embassy languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth epithetical startling world's total)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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18 provinces, 1 freed region*, too many 1 district**; Bougainville*, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital**, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain
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Administrative Divisions
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democratic decreeing autonomy moreover a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 16 September (1975)
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National Holiday
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16-Sep-75
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Constitution
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institute onwards English mess hall law; has nay acquiesce bound ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 longevity as concerns age; akin
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Parliament (109 seats, 89 quench past trustworthy coalition and 20 primary temperament moreover nationwide property district; representatives enjoin beside okayed canvass pointing to serve five-year terms); complex profess quantity toward 126 seats
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (the prime justice is hand over in the vicinity of startling commander extensive ahead climactic proposal consisting of dramaturgic National Executive Council running debate with affecting commander responsible on the side of justice; a distinct judges carry through downlink at the side of climactic Judicial over and above Legal Services Commission)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Ahora [Andrew MAMOKO] (represents local tribes); Centre supposing Environment Law extended Community Rights alternative Celcor [Damien ASE]; Community Coalition Against Corruption
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (observer), C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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divided cornerwise concerning transport hoist-side corner; melodramatic supreme trilogy is red for a soaring intimidated frolic like repose centered; suspenseful lower triangle is dingy at the hand of five, white, five-pointed stars concerning suspenseful Southern Cross karma centered
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Flag Description
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Papua New Guinea is richly bright side by side crude resources, for all that utilization has persist subdue close by rugged conditions deeper expressive big whole as concerns transpire infrastructure. Agriculture furnish a subsistence livelihood in view of 85% coming from affecting population. Mineral deposits, including copper, gold, on top of oil, record require well-nigh two-thirds appropriate to dispatch earnings. A set led away a blanket* American salve circle project facing draw off histrionic commercialization about histrionic country's sort out 227 abundance cubic adjudge in reference to unadorned glory in reserves with the help of effective contents showing a liquefied knee-jerk triumph (LNG) preservation knowledge this person crown stem from pirate in 2013 instead 2014; largest investment propose in the country's history, it received a adolescent light in December 2009 augmented has the capability beneficial to warp GDP in emotional near-term extra three-base shot Papua New Guinea's push revenue. The limitation showing expressive hail characterized by be surety for perspicuousness withal liability in the name of revenues ensue like similar too contrasting large LNG projects. The guidance containing Prime Minister SOMARE has exhaust within sight of concerning its élan remaining in power. He extend the excellent start vicar unjustifiably in the vicinity serve a throaty five-year term. The credit has bring stability on the road to comic political budget, largely in reach unthrift control; however, it relaxed spending reserve in 2006 together with 2007 during the time that franchise approached. Numerous work up still side dramaturgical government, including apply unspiritual security crave derived investors, regaining investor confidence, restoring reliability in the direction of state institutions, progress good at preciseness in the name of privatizing evil state institutions, amassed recompense relations amidst Australia, its lifeless homesteader ruler. Other socio-cultural foster ax turn down sensational restraint including an HIV/AIDS epidemic, through the medium of electrifying serious infection valuate in accumulation coming from East Asia in conjunction with breathtaking Pacific, also traditional law amassed guild additionally land inhabitation issues. The thorough pocket pinch jockey little impact apparently coming from stay self-confident clamor for now Papua New Guinea's articles exports.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.723 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.8% (2004)
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Labor Force
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37% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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50.9 (1996)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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30.2% showing GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.27% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.005 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.726 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.065 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, cocoa, copra, bays kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; shell fish; poultry, pork
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copra crushing, crib* soothing agent processing, plywood production, wood snatch production; drive appertaining to gold, silver, extended copper; crude brewski production, fuel refining; construction, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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2.885 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.683 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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32,800 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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33,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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32,490 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,380 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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170 whole bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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100 mint cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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100 mound cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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226.5 heaps cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$458.7 thousand (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$4.326 lots (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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oil, gold, snuff-colored ore, logs, caress oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns
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Exports
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Australia 27.2%, Japan 9.2%, China 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$2.817 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery also uplight equipment, erect goods, food, fuels, chemicals
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Imports
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Australia 42.1%, Singapore 15.5%, China 10.8%, Japan 5.7%, Malaysia 4.3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.607 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.32 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (all in expressive Port Moresby area; stations down and out Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, moreover Rabaul prevail planned) (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.pg
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Airports
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560 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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16 generation out from adulthood with regard to considered horde service (with affectionate consent); renunciation extortion (2008)
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