Area 462,840 sq km (178,703 sq mi)
Poplation 5,296,000
Capital city Port Moresby (193,000)
Government Constitution monarchy
Ethnicity Groups: Papuan, Melanesian, Micronesian
Language English (official), Melanesian Pidgin, more than 700 other indigenous languages
Religions Traditional beliefs 34%, Roman Catholic 225, Lutheran 16%, other
Currency Kina = 100 toca

Papua New Guinea is an independent Country in the Pacific Ocean, north of Australia.

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