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Flag and country information -
PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
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Area - 462,840 sq km / 178,656 sq ml |
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Capital - Port Moresby |
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Language - English, Pidgin English, 715 local languages |
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Currency - Kina |
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Population - 5,295,816 |
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Life expectancy - 55 (men), 57 (women) |
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Literacy rate - 65% (men), 38% (women) |
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Religions - Protestant, Roman Catholic, local faiths |
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Physical features - mountainous, swamps and plains, monsoon climate includes tropical islands of New Ireland, New Britain and Bougainville |
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Ethnic distribution - mainly Melanesian in coastal areas, Papuans inland, a small Chinese minority |
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Exports - copra, coconut oil, palm oil, tea, copper, gold, coffee, cocoa beans, timber, petroleum |
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