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Papua New Guinea

Official Name:	The Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy
Official Name (Local Language):	Papuaniugini
ISO Country Codes:	PG : PNG
Internet Domain:	.pg
Government Web Site:	https://www.parliament.gov.pg/

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Capital:	Port Moresby	Main Airports:	Jacksons International Airport
Language(s):	English; Hiri Motu; Tok Pisin	Population:	9,593,498
Currency:	Papua New Guinea Kina	ISO Currency Code:	PGK
Telephone Dial In:	+675	ID Prefix:	05

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Pacific Islands Forum; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

PNG Facts;

Newspaper

One Papua New Guinea;

Papua New Guinea Today;

Post-Courier;

The National;

Radio

FM100;

National Broadcasting Corporation;

Nau FM;

Papua New Guinea

Government Website:	https://www.parliament.gov.pg/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/papua-new-guinea
Central Bank:	Bank of Papua New Guinea

GDP:	$36.589 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$3,700 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Papua New Guinea Kina
Currency Code:	PGK
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	22.3%	coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; poultry, pork; shellfish
Industry:	37.6%	copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining (gold, silver, copper); crude oil and petroleum products; construction, tourism
Services:	40.1%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Asian Development Bank; Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Port Moresby Stock Exchange Ltd. ;

National Statistics Office:

National Statistical Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Papua New Guinea

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Papua New Guinea Customs
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; National Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	National Institute of Standards and Industrial Technology

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 130/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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