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| | Papua
New Guinea, map and data. | |
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| Official
Name : |
INDEPENDANT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Land
Area: |
461,691 square kilometres / 178,213 square miles. |
| Population: | 5,545,300
(est July 2005). Density 48 persons per square km. |
| Languages: | Of
the 750 indigenous languages spoken, English, Melanesian Pidgin and Motu are the
3 official languages. | | Religions: |
Christian 60%, Indigenous beliefs 34%. |
| Capital: | Port
Moresby. Population 180,000 |
| Currency: |
Kina, divided into 100 toea. |
| Geography: |
Of the total area, 85% forms the eastern part of the island of New Guinea, the
balance being made up of approximately 600 smaller islands. On the New Guinea
mainland, the fly river forms a vast swampy delta in the southwest, rising to
the central east-west mountains that reach 4509m (41,793ft) at Mt Wilhelm. Principal
rivers include the Fly, Sepik and Ramu that drain south, north and east respectively.
The larger islands are mostly of volcanic origin, with rugged relief, surrounded
by coral formations.
Nearly
70% of PNG is covered by dense tropical rainforest, soils are heavily leached,
being fertile mainly in lowland areas and in the peripheral islands. |
| National
Flag - Ratio 3:4 | Climate
in Port Moresby - elevation 41m/138ft |
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