Dialing code +675
ISO 2 code PG
ISO 3 code PNG
Capital Port Moresby
Main Language English
Currency Kina (PGK)
GDP $13.3 billion 135th
Population 6,064,515 106th

Geography

Continent Oceania
Location Oceania group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean east of Indonesia
Land 462,840 km2 55th
Terrain Mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
Climate Tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March) southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Natural Hazards Mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
Note: Shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast

Neighbouring Countries

Indonesia

History

The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902 which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20 000 lives.
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Demographics

Life Expectancy 66.34 years 146th
Median Age 21.7 years 145th
Birth Rate 27.55 births/1,000 population 53rd
Death Rate 6.86 births/1,000 population 127th
Sex Ratio 0.86 male(s)/female 60th
Literacy 57.3% 181st
Population

6.1 million

Transportation

Roadways 19600 km 110th
Railways None km
Airports 557 12th
Waterways 11000 km 12th
Heliports 2 50th
Airports paved 1 111th

Economy

Currency Kina (PGK)
GDP $13.3 billion 135th
GDP per capita (PPP) $2200 162nd