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Country name:

conventional long form: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
conventional short form: Papua New Guinea
former: Territory of Papua and New Guinea
abbreviation: PNG

 

Capital:

Port Moresby

 

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

 

Area:

total: 462,840 sq km
land: 452,860 sq km
water: 9,980 sq km

 

 

 map of Papua New Guinea
          

Population:

5,420,280 (July 2004 est.)

 

Languages:

Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production; construction, tourism

 

 

Exports - commodities:

oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns

 

Imports - commodities:

machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels, chemicals

Exchange rates:

Useful links:
  • Trade Fairs

 

 

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