Papua New Guinea

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Key facts

  • Currency: Papua New Guinea kina
  • Capital city: Port Moresby
  • Region: Melanesia
  • Continent: Oceania
  • Land area: 452,860 km²
  • Population: 10,142,619
  • Political Leader: James Marape (Prime Minister)

Latest news

Several dead, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea earthquake

Read: Al Jazeera

2024-03-25

Papua New Guinea: Earthquake kills at least 5

Read: Deutsche Welle

2024-03-25

At least 4 killed, 1,000 homes destroyed in Papua New Guinea quake

Read: Daily Sabah

2024-03-25

A 6.9 magnitude quake in remote Papua New Guinea kills 3 and destroys nearly 1,000 homes

Read: The Star

2024-03-25

Strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea

Read: The News

2024-03-23

Papua New Guinea earthquake: Massive 7.0 magnitude quake strikes in East Sepik Province

Read: Mirror

2024-03-23

Papua New Guinea floods, landslides leave at least 23 dead

Read: Al Jazeera

2024-03-20

Metrics

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 2.78 % 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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Coordinates: [-6°0′S, 147°0′N]
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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 3 days ago

License

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