PAPUA NEW GUINEA - FACTS AND FIGURES

Area: 462,840 km2

Population: 3.7 million

Population Growth: 2.03%

Capital: Port Moresby

System of Government: Parliamentary democracy

Prime Minister: Sir Julius Chan

Key Government Ministers: Chris Haiveta, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning; Kilroy Genia, Minister for Foreign Affairs; Joseph

Onguglo, Minister for Education

Literacy rate: 72.2% (1995 UNESCO estimates)

Religion: The belief in magic or sorcery is widespread, even among the

significant portion of the population that has adopted Christianity (93% in

1966). Pantheism also survives.

Head of State: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II

Languages: English (official language). The other main languages are Pidgin and Motu. Aside from these main languages, there are 700 different languages and dialects being used.

Currency: C $1 = 1.0053 Papua New Ginea Kina (as of July 8/97)

For more information on Papua New Guinea, visit these websites:

Papua New Guinea Website

Papua New Guinea Online

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