Papua New Guinea
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China's top diplomat Wang Yi to push belt and road during visits to Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea
Read: SCMP
2024-04-16
Strong earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea, but there is no tsunami alert or reports of damage
Read: ABC News
2024-04-14
Strong earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea, but there is no tsunami alert or reports of damage
Read: The Star
2024-04-14
Pope to make longest trip of papacy by traveling to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore
Read: Fox News
2024-04-12
Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
Read: The Washington Times
2024-04-12
Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
Read: The Star
2024-04-12
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Business
Central government debt | 48.68 % of GDP |
Expense | 20.90 % of GDP |
GDP | 31,603,600,000.00 current US$ |
Inflation | 5.25 annual % |
Self-employed | 78.11 % of total employment |
Tax revenue | 11.88 % of GDP |
Unemployment | 2.74 % of total labor force |
Vulnerable employment | 75.42 % of total employment |
Environment
Agricultural land | 14,410.00 km² |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 5,491.50 kt |
Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman |
Forest area | 358,222 km² |
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | -1,266.99 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Median age | 18.00 years |
Methane emissions | 10,854.70 kt of CO2 equivalent |
Nitrous oxide emissions | 1,704.48 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Female Population | 4,910,305 |
Male Population | 5,232,314 |
Renewable energy consumption | 53.48 % of total final energy consumption |
Rural land area | 462,122.00 km² |
Rural population | 8,765,048 |
Urban land area | 415.40 km² |
Urban population | 1,377,571 |
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 4.77 % of total population |
Health
Birth rate | 25.51 per 1,000 people |
Death rate | 6.68 per 1,000 people |
Health expenditure per capita | 63.93 current US$ |
Health expenditure | 2.53 % of GDP |
Incidence of HIV | 0.43 per 1,000 uninfected population |
Hospital beds | 4.02 per 1,000 people |
Life expectancy at birth | 65 years |
Suicide mortality rate | 3.00 per 100,000 population |
Other
Access to electricity | 20.92 % of population |
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence | 91,000 |
Individuals using the Internet | 32.05 % of population |
Net migration | -800 |
Press freedom | 3.17 |
Politics
Armed forces personnel | 4,000 |
Democracy score | 6.03 |
Democracy type | Flawed democracy |
Military expenditure | 0.33 % of GDP |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 1.74 % |
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SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
Updated: 1 day ago