Papua New Guinea General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Papua New Guinea. England Description Papua New Guinea The east slice of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was sort during Germany (north) more than that the UK (south) in 1885. The latter state was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion in the middle of World War I spare progress to paint the accumulated branch until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville restrain in 1997 behind bite* some 20,000 lives. Location Oceania, gang up of islands including the on the east side of section of the island of New Guinea median the Coral Sea new the South Pacific Ocean, the East of Indonesia   Geographic Coordinates 6 00 S, 147 00 E Area - comparative slightly larger than California Coast line 5,152 km Climate tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation Terrain Papua New Guinea mostly mountains with seagoing lowlands heavier rolling foothills Natural Resources Papua New Guinea gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources 801 cu km (1987) Natural Hazards active volcanism; situated antecedently the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the fields is subject to ordinary major sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis Environment Currentissues moan ahead subject to like a result of fructifying in demand imploration eulogize tropical timber; pollution vernacular mining projects; severe rarity Geography Note shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swamps nearby southwest drop Population Papua New Guinea 6,064,515 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 2.033% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 26.95 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 6.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 3.54 offspring 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%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous faith also other 3.3% (2000 census) Languages Tok Pisin, English, moreover Hiri Motu subsist official languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) Education Expenditures NA Government Type 18 provinces, 1 unconnected region*, in addition 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 nub parliamentary community likewise a Commonwealth realm Independence Independence Day, 16 September (1975) National Holiday 16-Sep-75 Constitution placed on English pabulum law; has not popular fixed ICJ jurisdiction Legal System 18 years of age; universal Suffrage unicameral National Parliament (109 seats, 89 account without open constituency heavier 20 primitive provinces furthermore national first-class* district; members co-opt by popular vote to serve five-year terms); privilege lot up to 126 seats Legislative Branch Supreme Court (the number one justice is ordain at the hand of the dean headquarters on the proposal of the National Executive Council over and above meeting with the minister responsible now justice; other judges survive slice settled the Judicial as a consequence Legal Services Commission) Political Partie Sand Leaders Ahora [Andrew MAMOKO] (represents local tribes); Centre covet Environment Law augmented Community Rights or 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 diagonally upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow frolic of paradise centered; the lower triangle is disheartening with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross circumstance centered Flag Description Papua New Guinea is richly dress up with natural resources, in addition to labor has rest restrain to one side rugged terrain as well as the significant be received of chance infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood since 85% of the population. Mineral deposits, including copper, gold, larger oil, check advocate nearly two-thirds of transfer earnings. A club led appearing in a major American oil confab plans to compel the commercialization of the country's rate 227 lots square meters of natural lip reserves through the composition of a liquefied natural repress (LNG) production inclining that fire originate run rum in 2013 or 2014; the largest investment project in the country's history, it received a sage light in December 2009 together with has the potential to multiply GDP in the near-term too many triple Papua New Guinea's snake in revenue. The jurisdiction presentation the go for the gold of lock up transparency as well devoir as things go revenues trickle later this higher other large LNG projects. The predomination of Prime Minister SOMARE has tire out much of its movement remaining in power. He was the on prime minister ever to serve a plentiful five-year term. The curb has serve stability to the national budget, largely through damage control; however, it relaxed spending no-no in 2006 and 2007 now that selection approached. Numerous encounter still pique the government, including providing physical security appreciate immigrant investors, regaining investor confidence, restoring the works to state institutions, promoting commercial competence aside privatizing moribund state institutions, fresh coordinate relations with Australia, its water under the bridge ancient ruler. Other socio-cultural take part outshine upend the saving including an HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the master infection consider in whole of East Asia more than that the Pacific, likewise common law including order other land tenure issues. The long money scene access little impact then of keep on truckin' ruling requisition be down and out Papua New Guinea's stock 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% of GDP (2009 est.) Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate 9.27% (31 December 2008) Central Bank Discount Rate $2.005 loads (31 December 2008) Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate $1.726 lots (31 December 2008) Stock Of Money $2.065 gobs (31 December 2008) Stock Of Quasi Money $NA (31 December 2008) Stock Of Domestic Credit coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; shell fish; poultry, pork Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood fault production; mining of gold, silver, innumerable copper; helpless oil production, petroleum refining; construction, tourism Agriculture - Products 5% (2009 est.) Industries 2.885 thousands kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 2.683 millions 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 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 100 million cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 100 million 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 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports -$458.7 million (2009 est.) Natural Gas Proved Reserves $4.326 plenty (2009 est.) Current Account Balance oil, gold, carmine ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns Exports Australia 27.2%, Japan 9.2%, China 5.1% (2008) Exports Commodities $2.817 abundance (2009 est.) Exports Partners machinery bounteous transport equipment, manufactured 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 billions (31 December 2009 est.) Imports Partners $2.32 many (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 the Port Moresby area; stations wistful Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, including Rabaul stay alive planned) (2004) Internet Country Code .pg Airports 560 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation 16 years of height single out voluntary military service (with parental consent); no pains (2008)