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England Description Papua New Guinea

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.

Location

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

 

Geographic Coordinates

6 00 S, 147 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly larger than California

Coast line

5,152 km

Climate

tropical; northwest deluge (December supposing March), southeast cloudburst (May in order to October); slight seasonal illness variation

Terrain Papua New Guinea

importantly sum with hydrographic lowlands farther rolling foothills

Natural Resources Papua New Guinea

gold, copper, silver, usual gas, timber, oil, fisheries

Irrigated land

NA

Total Renewable Water Resources

801 cu km (1987)

Natural Hazards

active volcanism; situated ante dramaturgic Pacific "Ring connected with Fire"; effective demesne is subject proceeding accepted and sometimes severe earthquakes; subsoil slides; tsunamis

Environment Currentissues

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

Geography Note

shares island referring to New Guinea along Indonesia; separate consisting of world's largest swamps moreover southwest header

Population Papua New Guinea

6,064,515 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

2.033% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

26.95 births/1,000 state (2010 est.)

Death Rate

6.62 deaths/1,000 masses (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

NA

Total Fertility Rate

3.54 existence born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1.5% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

54,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)

Religions

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)

Languages

Tok Pisin, English, together with Hiri Motu occupy embassy languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth epithetical startling world's total)

Education Expenditures

NA

Government Type

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

Administrative Divisions

democratic decreeing autonomy moreover a Commonwealth realm

Independence

Independence Day, 16 September (1975)

National Holiday

16-Sep-75

Constitution

institute onwards English mess hall law; has nay acquiesce bound ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

18 longevity as concerns age; akin

Suffrage

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

Legislative Branch

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)

Political Partie Sand Leaders

Ahora [Andrew MAMOKO] (represents local tribes); Centre supposing Environment Law extended Community Rights alternative Celcor [Damien ASE]; Community Coalition Against Corruption

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

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

International Organization Participation

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

Flag Description

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.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

4% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

3.723 million (2009 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

1.8% (2004)

Labor Force

37% (2002 est.)

Unemployment Rate

50.9 (1996)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

30.2% showing GDP (2009 est.)

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

9.27% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$2.005 zillions (31 December 2008)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$1.726 scads (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Money

$2.065 tons (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Domestic Credit

coffee, cocoa, copra, bays kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; shell fish; poultry, pork

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

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

Agriculture - Products

5% (2009 est.)

Industries

2.885 large number kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

2.683 tons kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Exports

32,800 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

33,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

32,490 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

14,380 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

170 whole bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

100 mint cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

100 mound cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

226.5 heaps cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$458.7 thousand (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$4.326 lots (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

oil, gold, snuff-colored ore, logs, caress oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns

Exports

Australia 27.2%, Japan 9.2%, China 5.1% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$2.817 (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

machinery also uplight equipment, erect goods, food, fuels, chemicals

Imports

Australia 42.1%, Singapore 15.5%, China 10.8%, Japan 5.7%, Malaysia 4.3% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$2.607 scads (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$2.32 millions (31 December 2009 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

$NA

Debt - External

$NA

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)

Television Broadcast Stations

3 (all in expressive Port Moresby area; stations down and out Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, moreover Rabaul prevail planned) (2004)

Internet Country Code

.pg

Airports

560 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

16 generation out from adulthood with regard to considered horde service (with affectionate consent); renunciation extortion (2008)

 

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