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@node Geography (Papua New Guinea)
@section Geography (Papua New Guinea)

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Location:   Southeast Asia, just north of Australia, between Indonesia and the Solomon
  Islands
Map references:
  Oceania, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
 total area:
  461,690 km2
 land area:
  451,710 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than California
Land boundaries:
  total 820 km, Indonesia 820 km
Coastline:
  5,152 km
Maritime claims:
  measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
 continental shelf:
  200 m depth or to depth of exploitation
 exclusive fishing zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to
  October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
  mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
Natural resources:
  gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil potential
Land use:
 arable land:
  0%
 permanent crops:
  1%
 meadows and pastures:
  0%
 forest and woodland:
  71%
 other:
  28%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast; some active volcanos;
  frequent earthquakes
Note:
  shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia



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@node People (Papua New Guinea)
@section People (Papua New Guinea)

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Population:   4,100,714 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  2.32% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  33.77 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  10.57 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  64.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  56.02 years
 male:
  55.19 years
 female:
  56.88 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  4.75 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Papua New Guinean(s)
 adjective:
  Papua New Guinean
Ethnic divisions:
  Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Religions:
  Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary
  Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%,
  other Protestant sects 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
Languages:
  English spoken by 1-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua
  region
 note:
  715 indigenous languages
Literacy:
  age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
 total population:
  52%
 male:
  65%
 female:
  38%
Labor force:
  NA



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@node Government (Papua New Guinea)
@section Government (Papua New Guinea)

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Independent State of Papua New Guinea
 conventional short form:
  Papua New Guinea
Digraph:
  PP
Type:
  parliamentary democracy
Capital:
  Port Moresby
Administrative divisions:
  20 provinces; Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East
  Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital, New
  Ireland, Northern, North Solomons, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western,
  Western Highlands, West New Britain
Independence:
  16 September 1975 (from UN trusteeship under Australian administration)
Constitution:
  16 September 1975
Legal system:
  based on English common law
National holiday:
  Independence Day, 16 September (1975)
Political parties and leaders:
  Papua New Guinea United Party (Pangu Party), Jack GENIA; People's Democratic
  Movement (PDM), Paias WINGTI; People's Action Party (PAP), Akoka DOI;
  People's Progress Party (PPP), Sir Julius CHAN; United Party (UP), Paul
  TORATO; Papua Party (PP), Galeva KWARARA; National Party (NP), Paul PORA;
  Melanesian Alliance (MA), Fr. John MOMIS
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal
Elections:
 National Parliament:
  last held 13-26 June 1992 (next to be held NA 1997); results - percent by
  party NA; seats - (109 total) Pangu Party 24, PDM 17, PPP 10, PAP 10,
  independents 30, others 18 (association with political parties is fluid)
Executive branch:
  British monarch, governor general, prime minister, deputy prime minister,
  National Executive Council (cabinet)
Legislative branch:
  unicameral National Parliament (sometimes referred to as the House of
  Assembly)
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General
  Wiwa KOROWI (since NA November 1991)
 Head of Government:
  Prime Minister Paias WINGTI (since 17 July 1992)
Member of:
  ACP, AsDB, ASEAN (observer), C, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,
  IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS,
  NAM, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO
Diplomatic representation in US:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Margaret TAYLOR



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@node Government (Papua New Guinea 2. usage)
@section Government (Papua New Guinea 2. usage)

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 chancery:
  3rd floor, 1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
 telephone:
  [phone]
US diplomatic representation:
 chief of mission:
  Ambassador Robert W. FARRAND
 embassy:
  Armit Street, Port Moresby
 mailing address:
  P. O. Box 1492, Port Moresby, or APO AE 96553
 telephone:
  [675] 211-455 or 594, 654
 FAX:
  [675] 213-423
Flag:
  divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red
  with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black
  with five white five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation
  centered



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@node Economy (Papua New Guinea)
@section Economy (Papua New Guinea)

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Overview:
  Papua New Guinea is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation
  has been hampered by the rugged terrain and the high cost of developing an
  infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the
  population. Mining of numerous deposits, including copper and gold, accounts
  for about 60% of export earnings. Budgetary support from Australia and
  development aid under World Bank auspices have helped sustain the economy.
  Robust growth in 1991-92 was led by the mining sector; the opening of a
  large new gold mine helped the advance.
National product:
  GDP - exchange rate conversion - $3.4 billion (1992)
National product real growth rate:
  8.5% (1992)
National product per capita:
  $850 (1992)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  4.5% (1992-93)
Unemployment rate:
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $1.33 billion; expenditures $1.49 billion, including capital
  expenditures of $NA (1993 est.)
Exports:
  $1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
 commodities:
  gold, copper ore, coffee, logs, palm oil, cocoa, lobster
 partners:
  FRG, Japan, Australia, UK, Spain, US
Imports:   $1.6 billion (c.i.f., 1990)
 commodities:
  machinery and transport equipment, food, fuels, chemicals, consumer goods
 partners:
  Australia, Singapore, Japan, US, New Zealand, UK
External debt:
  $2.2 billion (April 1991)
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%; accounts for 21% of GDP
Electricity:
  400,000 kW capacity; 1,600 million kWh produced, 400 kWh per capita (1992)
Industries:
  copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip
  production, mining of gold, silver, and copper, construction, tourism
Agriculture:
  one-third of GDP; livelihood for 85% of population; fertile soils and
  favorable climate permits cultivating a wide variety of crops; cash crops -
  coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels; other products - tea, rubber, sweet
  potatoes, fruit, vegetables, poultry, pork; net importer of food for urban
  centers
Economic aid:
  US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $40.6 million; Western (non-US)
  countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $6.5 billion; OPEC
  bilateral aid (1979-89), $17 million
Currency:
  1 kina (K) = 100 toea
Exchange rates:
  kina (K) per US$1 - 1.0065 (January 1993), 1.0367 (1992), 1.0504 (1991),
  1.0467 (1990), 1.1685 (1989), 1.1538 (1988)



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@node Economy (Papua New Guinea 2. usage)
@section Economy (Papua New Guinea 2. usage)

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Fiscal year:
  calendar year



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@node Communications (Papua New Guinea)
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Railroads:
  none
Highways:
  19,200 km total; 640 km paved, 10,960 km gravel, crushed stone, or
  stabilized-soil surface, 7,600 km unimproved earth
Inland waterways:
  10,940 km
Ports:
  Anewa Bay, Lae, Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul
Merchant marine:
  11 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,523 GRT/24,774 DWT; includes 2
  cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 5 combination ore/oil, 2 bulk, 1 container
Airports:
 total:
  504  usable:
  457
 with permanent-surface runways:
  18
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  1
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  39
Telecommunications:
  services are adequate and being improved; facilities provide radiobroadcast,
  radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and
  international radiocommunication services; submarine cables extend to
  Australia and Guam; more than 70,000 telephones (1987); broadcast stations -
  31 AM, 2 FM, 2 TV (1987); 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station



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@node Defense Forces (Papua New Guinea)
@section Defense Forces (Papua New Guinea)

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Branches:
  Papua New Guinea Defense Force (including Army, Navy, Air Force)
Manpower availability:
  males age 15-49 1,046,929; fit for military service 582,685 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
  exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 1.8% of GDP (1993 est.)



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