Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea is a sovereign state in Melanesia, Oceania. It covers 462,840 km² and has a population of approximately 11,781,559. Its official language is English and its currency is the Papua New Guinean kina (K).

Quick facts

Capital: Port Moresby
Population: 11,781,559
Area: 462,840 km²
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (K)
Languages: English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Calling code: +675
TLD: .pg
Driving side: Left
Landlocked: No
Continents: Oceania
Timezone: UTC+10:00
Native name: Papua New Guinea

Bordering countries

Appears in 35 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#3	3,142years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#9	78.95
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#19	357551.7km²
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#49	4787.4
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#134	330,000
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#134	99.03
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#136	100.55
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#155	18719.75
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#191	0.73
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#201	3.10

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#44	51.98
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#46	2924269.91
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#49	1254681843.3
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#57	20.74
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#62	12854160687.9
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#63	41.89
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#78	583,878,000
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#78	4.59

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by GDP growth rate	#36	0.05
Countries by cost of living index	#44	39.2
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#111	32.71in billions
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#124	48.16
Countries by GDP per capita	#138	2555.25

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#137	66.44
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#146	62.23
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#172	43.63
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#172	50
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#184	14.47
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#184	25

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Coastline Length	#25	5,152kilometers
Countries by land area	#53	462,840km²

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#65	0.02
Countries by population	#89	10.76
Countries by median age	#179	22.34
Countries by population density	#198	22.53

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