Key Facts
- GDP (ppp) per CAPITA
- $2,200 (2008 est.)
- Inflation Rate
- 10.8% (2008 est.)
- Population
- 6,057,263 (July 2009 est.)
- Country Risk Ratings
- B
- Ease of Doing Business
- 95/181
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Papua New Guinea : Introduction
The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.
Capital City:
Port Moresby (+10 GMT)
Currency:
Kina (PGK)
(convert)
Languages:
Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu are official languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken
Calling Code:
675
Voltage:
240
Religions:
Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3%
quick links
Papua New Guinea: Country Commercial GuidePapua New Guinea: World Bank Doing Business Indicators
Papua New Guinea: BBC Country Profile
Papua New Guinea: MSU Global Access
- Papua New Guinea: Bank of Papua New Guinea
The Bank of Papua New Guinea is the country's Central Bank. This web site has information about the banking history of the country and has links to other financial related sites.
Sources:
CIA World Factbook (September 2009)
U.S. Dept. of State Country Background Notes (September 2009)
