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 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA[Papua Niugini] : general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Papua Niugini ; Papua New Guinea |
| country code ISO: PG //; - FIPS: PP |
| location: Southeast Asia / Northwest Oceania |
| time zone: +10 UT |
| surface (land) area: 462840 sq.km = 178704 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 0° S / South: 12° S / East: 164° E / West: 141° E |
| borders (land): Indonesia (Irian Jaya) |
| borders (coastline): Bismarck Sea, Solomon Sea, Coral Sea (all parts of Pacific Ocean) |
| climate: tropical |
| Government |
| independent since: 1975-09-16 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Port Moresby |
| administrative division: province (20) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1990): 3607,954; (2000): 5190,786 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 4926,984; or: 5130,000 |
| population density: 11 per sq.km = 29 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,2% //; - doubling time: 31 years |
| birth rate: 32 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 - 10 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 5 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 900 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 63 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 63 years (male: 61; female: 66) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 40% //; - 15-59 years: 55% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 17% //; - urbanisation growth: 9% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 25% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: New Guinea Papuan 84%; New Guinea Melanesian 15% |
| languages: English (official); Pidgin English, Motu plus 715 indigenous dialects |
| religious affiliation: Protestant 58% (of which Lutheran 16%); Roman Catholic 28%; Anglican 5%; traditional beliefs 2%; Baha'i 1% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2168 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 28 - 42% |
| people per physician: 13708 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 64% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 12% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: <1% |
| adult literacy: 52% (male: 65%; female: 38%) [later total figure found: 76%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Kina = 100 toea |
| annual inflation rate: 8% |
| population below poverty line: 36% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 2654 per capita |
| GNI USD 700 per capita //; - [ppp: 2180] |
| GDP growth: 1,4% |
| income: USD 820 per capita |
| import: USD 1299 per capita //; - export: USD 2625 per capita |
| trade: USD 712 per capita //; - or 81% of GDP |
| trade partners: AU JP SG US GB KR DE |
| human development index: 0,534 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 122 |
| female labour force: 42% |
| unemployment: 13% |
| tourism: 0,06 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0,9% //; - grass land: 0,2% //; - wooded area: 84% //; - arid land and desert: ca 10% |
| agriculture: labour force: 76% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 26% |
| agricultural products: coconuts, bananas, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, palm oil, yams, taro, cassava, coffee, cocoa |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 87 / goats: 2 / horses: 2 / pigs: 1550 / poultry: 3715 / sheep: 6 |
| fish catch: 45205 - 53746 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 10% //; - part of industry in GDP: 35% |
| industrial products: some food products, beverages, tobacco, metals, machinery, wood products |
| mining products: copper, gold, silver, natural gas, oil, chromite, cobalt |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,5 |
| services: labour force: 14% //; - part of services in GDP: 39% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 236 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 28 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 19736 km //; - of which paved: 6% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 4 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 10940 km |
| ownership telephone: 10 - 13 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 68 - 91 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 13 - 163 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 15 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 39800 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Mt. Wilhelm 4509 m, Mt. Kubor 4359, Mt. Giluwe 4088, Mt. Victoria 4035 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Lake Murray, Chambri Lake |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Fly, Sepik, Purari, Kikori, Ramu |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: / deepest: |
| islands: Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Admiralty Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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