Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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Motto: 'Unity in diversity'[1] | |
Anthem: "O Arise, All You Sons"[2]
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Capital
and largest city
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Port Moresby 09°28′44″S 147°08′58″E / 9.47889°S 147.14944°E / -9.47889; 147.14944 |
Official languages[3][4] | |
Indigenous languages
|
851 languages[5] |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion
(2011 census)
[6]
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|
Demonym(s) | Papua New Guinean • Papuan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Bob Dadae | |
James Marape | |
Legislature | National Parliament |
Independence
from
Australia
|
|
1 July 1949 | |
16 September 1975 | |
Area | |
• Total
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462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi) (54th) |
• Water (%)
|
2 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate
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11,781,559[7] (82nd) |
• 2011 census
|
7,257,324[8] |
• Density
|
15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (201st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$41.785 billion[9] (124th) |
• Per capita
|
$3,403[9] (145th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$31.692 billion[9] (110th) |
• Per capita
|
$2,581[9] (129th) |
Gini (2009) | 41.9[10] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.568[11] medium (154th) |
Currency | Kina (PGK) |
Time zone | UTC+10, +11 (PNGST) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +675 |
ISO 3166 code | PG |
Internet TLD | .pg |
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
|
|
---|---|
Motto: 'Unity in diversity'[1] | |
Anthem: "O Arise, All You Sons"[2]
|
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Port Moresby 09°28′44″S 147°08′58″E / 9.47889°S 147.14944°E / -9.47889; 147.14944 |
Official languages[3][4] | |
Indigenous languages
|
851 languages[5] |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion
(2011 census)
[6]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Papua New Guinean • Papuan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Bob Dadae | |
James Marape | |
Legislature | National Parliament |
Independence
from
Australia
|
|
1 July 1949 | |
16 September 1975 | |
Area | |
• Total
|
462,840 km2 (178,700 sq mi) (54th) |
• Water (%)
|
2 |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate
|
11,781,559[7] (82nd) |
• 2011 census
|
7,257,324[8] |
• Density
|
15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (201st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$41.785 billion[9] (124th) |
• Per capita
|
$3,403[9] (145th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
$31.692 billion[9] (110th) |
• Per capita
|
$2,581[9] (129th) |
Gini (2009) | 41.9[10] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.568[11] medium (154th) |
Currency | Kina (PGK) |
Time zone | UTC+10, +11 (PNGST) |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +675 |
ISO 3166 code | PG |
Internet TLD | .pg |