Papua New Guinea

4 reasons to choose Papua New Guinea One of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically Many undiscovered species of plants and animals One of the most culturally diverse countries in the world More than 800 indigenous languages

Geographic position Independent State of Papua New Guinea Oceanian country Neighbours: Indonesia, Australia, Solomon Islands

Basic Information Population: 6,791,317 (July 2016 est.) GDP: 15,29 Billion (US dollar) Official language: Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 836 indigenous languages spoken (about 12% of the world's total); most languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers Currency: kina (K)

Capital city: Port Moresby

Demography Median Age total: 22.9 years male: 23 years female: 22.8 years (2016 est.) Life Expectation total population: 67.2 years male: 65 years female: 69.5 years (2016 est.)

Politics Commonwealth realm Queen Elizabeth II → Sovereign and Head of State → represented by the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (Sir Michael Ogio) Executive power → Prime Minister (currently Peter O'Neill)

Economy

GNI per capita, (current US$)

Export $7.886 billion (2016 est.) $8.377 billion (2015 est.) Commodities: oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns Partners: Japan 17.4%, Australia 15.9%, China 12.1% (2015)

Import $1.83 billion (2016 est.) $2.267 billion (2015 est.) Commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels, chemicals Partners: Australia 25.9%, China 20%, Singapore 12.6%, Malaysia 7.2%, US 4.2%, Indonesia 4.1%, South Korea 4% (2015)