 Papua New Guinea
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
6 00 S, 147 00 E |
| Area |
total: 462,840 sq km land: 452,860 sq km water: 9,980 sq km |
| Climate |
tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation |
| Terrain |
mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills |
| Population |
5,795,887 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total) |
| Imports |
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels, chemicals |
| Exports |
oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns |
| Hazards |
active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis |
| Resources |
gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries |
| Geography |
shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast |
| Nationality |
noun: Papua New Guinean(s) adjective: Papua New Guinean |
| Capital |
name: Port Moresby geographic coordinates: 9 30 S, 147 10 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.pg |
| Internet Users |
170,000 (2005) |
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