Papua New Guinea
Position: Pacific Ocean
Position: Pacific Ocean
| International name: | Papua New Guinea |
| Local name: | Papuaniugini |
| AREA ................................................ | 462.840 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 5.420.280 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 11,7 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Port Moresby |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | 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% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Kina (PGK) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 2543 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,368 (142th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Wilhelm 4509 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .pg |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +675 |
Pacific Ocean country
| Port Moresby | 22/11/2024 | 15:23 | ( GMT+10 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook