Area Comparative: Slightly larger than California
Location: Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the coral sea and the south Pacific ocean, east of Indonesia.
Natural Resources: gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries.
Climate: tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Geography: mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
Population: 6,064,515
Average Life Expectancy: 65.99 years
Languages: Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu are official languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken
Religion: Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%
Literacy: 57.3%
Capital: Port Moresby
Independence Day: 16 September 1975
Phone main lines: 60,000
Phone cell lines: 900,000
562 airports
Ports: Kimbe, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Wewak
Military: 16 years of age for voluntary military service
More females are fit for the military- 1,107,479
*relies on assistance from Australia to keep out illegal cross-border activities from primarily Indonesia, including goods smuggling, illegal narcotics trafficking, and squatters and secessionists7,479*
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