| Country (long form) |
Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Capital |
Port Moresby |
| Total Area |
178,703.52 sq mi
462,840.00 sq km
(slightly larger than California) |
| Population |
5,049,055 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
10,670,394 |
| Languages |
English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages |
| Literacy |
72.2% total, 81.0% male, 62.7% female (1995 est.) |
| 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% |
| Life Expectancy |
61.39 male, 65.64 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 kina (K) = 100 toea |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,500 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production; construction, tourism |
| Agriculture |
coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables; poultry, pork |
| Arable Land |
0.1% |
| Natural Resources |
gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries |
