Papua New Guinea: Statistical Overview

Capital: Port Moresby

Population

Total Population: 10,142,619

Natural Increase: 1.9%

Density: 22 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 13.6%

Ethnic Origins: The population is one of the most heterogeneous in the world with several thousand communities. In more general terms it is made up of Papuans, Melanesians, Negritos (pygmies), Micronesians and Polynesians, with a small number of Europeans.

Official Language: Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin, English

Other Languages Spoken: Around 820 indigenous languages are spoken.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: 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%.

Literacy Rate: 57.3%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Port Moresby

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: New Guinean Kina (PGK)

Country Overview

Area: 462,840 km²

Type of State: Constitutional Monarchy. Parliamentary democracy. Independent State.

Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
An economy which is based on the mining and agricultural sectors.

HDI*: 0.505/1

HDI (World Rank): 158/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Papua New Guinea, dial 05
To call Papua New Guinea, dial +675

Internet Suffix: .pg

Telephone Lines: 1.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 2.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 18.11% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	4,127	3,661	5,137	5,296	3,019
Exports of Goods (million USD)	10,946	9,077	11,269	14,327	12,036
Imports of Services (million USD)	2,105	1,692	2,022	2,400	0
Exports of Services (million USD)	291	98	178	223	0

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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