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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Papua New Guinea: The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a

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comprising the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands in the western South Pacific Ocean. Papua New Guinea is located in a region defined since the early 19th century as

Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New Guinea in the west to Fiji in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Va ...

. Its capital, and one of its few major cities, is

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

. It is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under 6 million. It is also one of the most rural, with only 18 per cent of its people living in urban centres. The country is also one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically, and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea. The majority of the population live in traditional societies and practise subsistence-based

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

. These societies and clans have some explicit acknowledgement within the nation's constitutional framework. The PNG Constitution (Preamble 5(4)) expresses the wish for ''traditional villages and communities to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society'', and for active steps to be taken in their preservation. The PNG legislature has enacted various laws in which a type of tenure called "

customary land title Aboriginal title is a common law doctrine that the land rights of indigenous peoples to customary tenure persist after the assumption of sovereignty under settler colonialism. The requirements of proof for the recognition of aboriginal title, ...

" is recognised, meaning that the traditional lands of the

indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

have some legal basis to inalienable tenure. This customary land notionally covers most of the usable land in the country (some 97% of total land area);

alienated land Alienated land is that which has been acquired from customary landowners by the government, either for its own use or for private development requiring a mortgage or other forms of guarantees. The term refers historically to the appropriation of cus ...

is either held privately under State Lease or is government land. Freehold Title (also known as

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) can only be held by Papua New Guinea citizens. See footnote 30 which explains that the precise reference in legislation was not found. The country's geography is similarly diverse and, in places, extremely rugged. A spine of mountains runs the length of the island of New Guinea, forming a populous highlands region. Dense

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

s can be found in the lowland and coastal areas. This terrain has made it difficult for the country to develop transportation infrastructure. In some areas, planes are the only mode of transport. After being ruled by three external powers since 1884, Papua New Guinea gained its

independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...

from Australia in 1975.

General reference

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: /ˈpæpwə njuː ˈɡɪni/ * Common English country name:

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

* Official English country name: The Independent State of Papua New Guinea *

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Papua New Guinean Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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(s):

Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

: Name of Papua New Guinea * International rankings of Papua New Guinea * ISO country codes: PG, PNG, 598 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PG *

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: .pg

Geography of Papua New Guinea

Geography of Papua New Guinea * Papua New Guinea is... ** a country (on an island) *** a

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**** a

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*** a megadiverse country * Location: ** Southern Hemisphere and

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...

*** South Pacific ****

*****

******

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea). It is a simplified version of ...

(eastern half) **

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: UTC+10 ** Extreme points of Papua New Guinea *** High:

Mount Wilhelm Mount Wilhelm (german: Wilhelmsberg) is the highest mountain in Papua New Guinea at . It is part of the Bismarck Range and the peak is the point where three provinces, Chimbu, Jiwaka and Madang, meet. The peak is also known as ''Enduwa Kombuglu' ...

*** Low:

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and South Pacific Ocean 0 m ** Land boundaries: 820 km ** Coastline: 5,152 km * Population of Papua New Guinea: 6,331,000 – 101st most populous country * * Area of Papua New Guinea: 245,857 km² * Atlas of Papua New Guinea

Environment of Papua New Guinea

Environment of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

Climate of Papua New Guinea The geography of Papua New Guinea describes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, the islands of New Ireland, New Britain and Bougainville, and smaller nearby islands. Together these make up the nation of Papua New Guinea in tropical Oc ...

* Environmental issues in Papua New Guinea * Renewable energy in Papua New Guinea *

Geology of Papua New Guinea Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Eart ...

Protected areas of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea is home to several protected areas, which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The total area of Papua New Guinea protected territories is , which amounts to approximately 3.07% of the c ...

** Biosphere reserves in Papua New Guinea ** National parks of Papua New Guinea * Wildlife of Papua New Guinea **

Fauna of Papua New Guinea Fauna is all of the animal life present in a particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is ''flora'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Flora, fauna, funga and other forms of life are collectively referred to as '' biota''. Zool ...

*** Butterflies of Papua New Guinea *** Non-marine molluscs of Papua New Guinea ***

Fish of Papua New Guinea Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

***

Amphibians of Papua New Guinea Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal ...

*** Reptiles of Papua New Guinea *** Birds of Papua New Guinea *** Mammals of Papua New Guinea

Natural geographic features of Papua New Guinea

Islands of Papua New Guinea An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

Lakes of Papua New Guinea A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

Mountains of Papua New Guinea A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...

** Volcanoes in Papua New Guinea * Rivers of Papua New Guinea ** Waterfalls of Papua New Guinea * Valleys of Papua New Guinea * World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea ** Kuk Early Agricultural Site

Regions of Papua New Guinea

Ecoregions of Papua New Guinea

List of ecoregions in Papua New Guinea {{Short description, none The following is a list of ecoregions in Papua New Guinea, as identified by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions Papua New Guinea is in the Australasian realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome. Tropic ...

* Ecoregions in Papua New Guinea

Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea

Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is divided into administrative divisions called regions and provinces. Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions and 22 province-level divisions: 20 provinces plus the autonomous region ( Bouga ...

Provinces of Papua New Guinea For administrative purposes, Papua New Guinea is divided into administrative divisions Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as wel ...

Districts of Papua New Guinea This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea. Administrative divisions On the highest level, Papua New Guinea is divided into 4 regions, which are Highlands, Islands, Momase, and Southern regions. Below, Papua New Guinea has 22 provin ...

*** Local-level governments of Papua New Guinea

= Provinces of Papua New Guinea

= Districts of Papua New Guinea

= Municipalities of Papua New Guinea

= Local-level governments of Papua New Guinea *

Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Papua New Guinea:

* Cities of Papua New Guinea

Demography of Papua New Guinea

Demographics of Papua New Guinea

Government and politics of Papua New Guinea

Politics of Papua New Guinea The politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multi-party system, whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Papua New Guinea is an independent Commonwealth realm, with the mon ...

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: parliamentary monarchy (

) *

of Papua New Guinea:

Elections in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea elects on the national level a legislature. The National Parliament has 111 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies. Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party ...

Political parties in Papua New Guinea Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

Branches of the government of Papua New Guinea

Government of Papua New Guinea The politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multi-party system, whereby the prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader ...

Executive branch of the government of Papua New Guinea

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King of Papua New Guinea The monarchy of Papua New Guinea is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Papua New Guinea. The current monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III. Although the per ...

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Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea The prime minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Prai Minista bilong Papua Niugini) is Papua New Guinea's head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National P ...

, James Marape *

Cabinet of Papua New Guinea The National Executive Council (NEC), also known as the Cabinet of Papua New Guinea functions as the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch within the government system of Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister and Ministers serve ...

Legislative branch of the government of Papua New Guinea

Parliament of Papua New Guinea The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence ...

(

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...

)

Judicial branch of the government of Papua New Guinea

Court system of Papua New Guinea *

Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea has been the highest court of Papua New Guinea since 16 September 1975, replacing the pre-Independence Supreme Court (corresponding to the post-Independence National Court) and the overseas appellate tribunal ...

Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea

Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea * Diplomatic missions in Papua New Guinea *

Diplomatic missions of Papua New Guinea This is a list of diplomatic missions of Papua New Guinea, excluding honorary consulates. Americas * ** Washington, D.C. (Embassy) Asia * ** Beijing (Embassy) * ** New Delhi (High Commission) * ** Jakarta (Embassy) ** Jayapura (Consulate-General ...

* Australia-Papua New Guinea relations

International organization membership

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a member of: * African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) *

Asian Development Bank The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The bank also maintains 31 field office ...

(ADB) *

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economy, economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

(APEC) *

Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ...

(ASEAN) (observer) *

Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum , the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state. ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. ...

(ARF) *

Colombo Plan The Colombo Plan is a regional intergovernmental organization that began operations on 1 July 1951. The organization was conceived at an international conference, The Commonwealth Conference on Foreign Affairs held in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri L ...

(CP) *

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...

* Civil One (PNG) Ltd *

Food and Agriculture Organization The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)french: link=no, Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture; it, Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite per l'Alimentazione e l'Agricoltura is an intern ...

(FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...

(G77) *

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is an international financial institution, established in 1944 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, that is the lending arm of World Bank Group. The IBRD offers l ...

(IBRD) *

International Civil Aviation Organization The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international sc ...

(ICAO) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) *

International Development Association The International Development Association (IDA) (french: link=no, Association internationale de développement) is an international financial institution which offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. Th ...

(IDA) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) *

International Hydrographic Organization The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental organisation representing hydrography. , the IHO comprised 98 Member States. A principal aim of the IHO is to ensure that the world's seas, oceans and navigable waters a ...

(IHO) *

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

(ILO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) *

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster globa ...

(IMF) *

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC) *

International Organization for Migration The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a United Nations agency that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers. The IOM was ...

(IOM) (observer) *

International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Ar ...

(ISO) (correspondent) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) *

International Telecommunication Union The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Unio ...

(ITU) *

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental organization charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat, which was privatized in 2001. It incorporates the principle set forth i ...

(ITSO) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) *

Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), which entered into force on 29 April 1997. The OPCW, with its 193 member ...

(OPCW) *

Pacific Islands Forum The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations. It was founded in 197 ...

(PIF) * Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) *

South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement The South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement (SPARTECA) is a nonreciprocal trade agreement in which Australia and New Zealand offer duty-free and unrestricted access for specified products originating from the developing i ...

(Sparteca) *

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

(UN) *

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the ...

(UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) *

United Nations Industrial Development Organization The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (French: Organisation des Nations unies pour le développement industriel; French/Spanish acronym: ONUDI) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that assists countries in e ...

(UNIDO) *

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to t ...

(UPU) * World Customs Organization (WCO) *

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...

(WHO) *

World Intellectual Property Organization The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; french: link=no, Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle (OMPI)) is one of the list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, 15 specialized agencies of the United Nation ...

(WIPO) *

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics. The WMO originated from the Internati ...

(WMO) *

World Tourism Organization The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations specialized agency entrusted with the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Its headquarters are in Madrid, Spain. UNWTO is the leading internati ...

(UNWTO) *

World Trade Organization The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and e ...

(WTO)

Law and order in Papua New Guinea

Law of Papua New Guinea The law of Papua New Guinea consists of the Constitution, ordinary statutes enacted by Parliament or adopted at independence from overseas (together with their pendant regulations) and judge-made law. Constitution The Constitution is "autochtho ...

* Cannabis in Papua New Guinea * Capital punishment in Papua New Guinea *

Crime in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG) is officially known as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea after gaining absolute independence from Australia on September 16, 1975. PNG is the largest country in the South Pacific region and comprises the eastern ...

Sexual violence in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG) is often labelled as potentially the worst place in the world for gender-based violence. Types Violence against women According to a 1992 survey by the PNG Law Reform Commission, an estimated 67% of wives have been beate ...

Human rights in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a constitutional parliamentary democracy with an estimated population of 6,187,591. Police brutality, provincial power struggles, violence against women, and government corruption all contribute to the low awareness of bas ...

** Abortion in Papua New Guinea **

LGBT rights in Papua New Guinea Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Papua New Guinea face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Male same-sex sexual activity is illegal, punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment, but the law is not enf ...

** Freedom of religion in Papua New Guinea * Law enforcement in Papua New Guinea

Military of Papua New Guinea

Military of Papua New Guinea The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Papua New Guinea. It originated from the Australian Army land forces of the territory of Papua New Guinea before independence, coming into bei ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Papua New Guinea * Forces ** Army of Papua New Guinea ** Navy of Papua New Guinea ** Air Force of Papua New Guinea ** Special forces of Papua New Guinea * Military history of Papua New Guinea * Military ranks of Papua New Guinea

History of Papua New Guinea

History of Papua New Guinea * Timeline of the history of Papua New Guinea * Current events of Papua New Guinea * Military history of Papua New Guinea

Culture of Papua New Guinea

Culture of Papua New Guinea The culture of Papua New Guinea is many-sided and complex. It is estimated that more than 7000 different cultural groups exist in Papua New Guinea, and most groups have their own language. Because of this diversity, in which they take pride, man ...

* Architecture of Papua New Guinea * Cuisine of Papua New Guinea * Festivals in Papua New Guinea * Languages of Papua New Guinea ** Papuan languages * Media in Papua New Guinea *

National symbols of Papua New Guinea National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

Coat of arms of Papua New Guinea The national emblem of Papua New Guinea consists of a bird-of-paradise over a traditional spear and a '' kundu'' drum. Designed by Hal Holman, an Australian artist working for the Papuan government, Holman was also involved in the design of the N ...

Flag of Papua New Guinea The flag of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: ''plak bilong Papua Niugini'') was adopted on 1 July 1971. In the hoist, it depicts the Southern Cross; in the fly, a Raggiana bird-of-paradise is silhouetted. The design was chosen through a nationwide ...

** National anthem of Papua New Guinea * People of Papua New Guinea *

Public holidays in Papua New Guinea This is a list of holidays in the Papua New Guinea. List References Papua New Guinea Holidays A holiday is a day set aside by Norm (social), custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including sch ...

* Records of Papua New Guinea * Religion in Papua New Guinea ** Bahá'í Faith in Papua New Guinea **

Christianity in Papua New Guinea Religion in Papua New Guinea is predominantly Christian, with traditional animism and ancestor worship often occurring less openly as another layer underneath or more openly side by side Christianity. The courts, government, and general society uph ...

** Hinduism in Papua New Guinea **

Islam in Papua New Guinea Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion in the predominantly Christian country, with around 10,000 followers as of 2021. Papuan Muslims are largely concentrated Port Moresby and villages situated in the Highlands. Due to secular nature o ...

** Judaism in Papua New Guinea ** Sikhism in Papua New Guinea * World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea

Art in Papua New Guinea

* Art in Papua New Guinea * Cinema of Papua New Guinea * Literature of Papua New Guinea * Music of Papua New Guinea * Television in Papua New Guinea * Theatre in Papua New Guinea

Sports in Papua New Guinea

Sports in Papua New Guinea *

Football in Papua New Guinea The sport of football in the country of Papua New Guinea is run by the Papua New Guinea Football Association. The association has been affiliated with FIFA and the Oceania Football Confederation since 1966. The association administers national fo ...

Papua New Guinea at the Olympics Papua New Guinea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when the nation participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, American-led boycott of the 1980 S ...

Economy and infrastructure of Papua New Guinea

Economy of Papua New Guinea The economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is largely underdeveloped with the vast majority of the population living below the poverty line. However, according to the Asian Development Bank its GDP is expected to grow 3.4% in 2022 and 4.6% in 2023. ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 133rd (one hundred and thirty third) *

Agriculture in Papua New Guinea Agriculture in Papua New Guinea has more than 7,000 years old history. Currently around 85% of Papua New Guinea's population lives from semi- subsistence agriculture. Papua New Guinea produces and exports agricultural, timber, and fish products. Ag ...

* Banking in Papua New Guinea ** National Bank of Papua New Guinea *

Communications in Papua New Guinea Communications in Papua New Guinea refers to the media in the country which are regulated by the Media Council of Papua New Guinea such as newspapers, radio, television, and the Internet. Newspapers Papua New Guinea has two circulating newspaper ...

** Internet in Papua New Guinea *

Companies of Papua New Guinea A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...

* Currency of Papua New Guinea: Kina **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

: PGK * Energy in Papua New Guinea ** Energy policy of Papua New Guinea ** Oil industry in Papua New Guinea *

Mining in Papua New Guinea Mining in Papua New Guinea is an important part of the Papua New Guinea economy. History Up until 1970, there was little mineral extraction in Papua New Guinea. Since the 1970s, mineral extraction has dominated the national economy. With th ...

Tourism in Papua New Guinea Tourism in Papua New Guinea is a fledgling industry but there are attractions for the potential visitor which include culture, markets, festivals, diving, surfing, hiking, fishing and the unique flora and fauna. Papua New Guinea receives an incre ...

Transport in Papua New Guinea Transport in Papua New Guinea is mainly based around roads (the vast majority of which is unpaved) and air travel. It is in many cases heavily limited by the mountainous terrain and copious amount of rainfall and frequent severe weather occurring in ...

* Papua New Guinea Stock Exchange

Education in Papua New Guinea

* Education in Papua New Guinea ** List of schools in Papua New Guinea * Papua New Guinea Academic and Research Network

Infrastructure of Papua New Guinea

* Health care in Papua New Guinea * Transportation in Papua New Guinea **

Airports in Papua New Guinea This is a list of airports in Papua New Guinea, sorted by location. Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore isla ...

** Rail transport in Papua New Guinea ** Roads in Papua New Guinea * Water supply and sanitation in Papua New Guinea

Note

References

External links

Government of Papua New Guinea (site still under construction)

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea Business Directory

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