]! ^! The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives. 
]" ^" 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 ^# 6 00 S, 147 00 E ^$ Oceania ^% `! 462,840 sq km `" 452,860 sq km `# 9,980 sq km ^& slightly larger than California ^' `! 820 km `U Indonesia 820 km ^( 5,152 km ^) measured from claimed archipelagic baselines `$ 12 nm `J 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation `a 200 nm ^* tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation ^+ mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills ^, `% Pacific Ocean 0 m `& Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m ^- gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries ^. `' 0.46% `( 1.44% `) 98.1% (2001) ^/ NA sq km ^0 active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis ^1 rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber; pollution from mining projects; severe drought _J `K Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands `L none of the selected agreements ^2 shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast 
]# ^3 5,545,268 (July 2005 est.) ^4 `* 38.1% (male 1,072,910/female 1,037,635) `+ 58.1% (male 1,662,166/female 1,559,685) `, 3.8% (male 99,777/female 113,095) (2005 est.) ^5 `! 21.09 years `- 21.25 years `. 20.93 years (2005 est.) ^6 2.26% (2005 est.) ^7 29.95 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^8 7.37 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^9 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^: `/ 1.05 male(s)/female `0 1.03 male(s)/female `+ 1.07 male(s)/female `, 0.88 male(s)/female `1 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) ^; `! 51.45 deaths/1,000 live births `- 55.63 deaths/1,000 live births `. 47.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) ^< `1 64.93 years `- 62.76 years `. 67.21 years (2005 est.) ^= 3.96 children born/woman (2005 est.) ^> 0.6% (2003 est.) ^? 16,000 (2003 est.) ^@ 600 (2003 est.) __ degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2004) ^A `2 Papua New Guinean(s) `3 Papua New Guinean ^B Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian ^C Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34% ^D Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 715 indigenous languages - many unrelated ^E `M age 15 and over can read and write `1 64.6% `- 71.1% `. 57.7% (2002) 
]$ ^F `4 Independent State of Papua New Guinea `5 Papua New Guinea `X Territory of Papua and New Guinea `Y PNG ^H constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy ^I Port Moresby ^J 20 provinces; Bougainville, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain ^K 16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship) ^L Independence Day, 16 September (1975) ^M 16 September 1975 ^N based on English common law ^O 18 years of age; universal ^P `6 Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by governor general Sir Paulius MATANE (since 29 June 2004) `7 Prime Minister Sir Michael SOMARE (since 2 August 2002); deputy prime minister (vacant) `8 National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister `9 none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the National Executive Council; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition usually is appointed prime minister by the governor general ^Q unicameral National Parliament - sometimes referred to as the House of Assembly (109 seats, 89 elected from open electorates and 20 from provincial electorates; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) `9 last held 15-29 June 2002 and April and May 2003; completed in May 2003 (voting in the Southern Highlands was not completed during the June 2002 election period); next to be held not later than June 2007 `: percent of vote by party - National Alliance 18%, URP 13%, PDM 12%, PPP 8%, Pangu 6%, PAP 5%, PLP 4%, others 34%; seats by party - National Alliance 19, URP 14, PDM 13, PPP 8, PANGU 6, PAP 5, PLP 4, others 40; note - association with political parties is fluid (2003) ^R Supreme Court (the chief justice is appointed by the governor general on the proposal of the National Executive Council after consultation with the minister responsible for justice; other judges are appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission) ^S Christian Democratic Party [Dr. Banare BUN, party leader]; Melanesian Alliance Party or MAP [Sir Moi AVEL, party leader]; National Alliance Party or NA [Michael SOMARE, party leader; George MANOA, party president]; National Party [Melchior PEP, party leader]; Papua and Niugini Union Party or PANGU [Chris HAIVETA, party leader]; Papua New Guinea First Party [Cecilking DORUBA, party leader]; Papua New Guinea Labor Party [Bob DANAYA, party leader]; Papua New Guinea Party (was People's Democratic Movement or PDM) [Sir Mekere MORAUTA, party leader]; People's Action Party or PAP [Moses MALADINA, party leader]; People's Labor Party or PLP [Ekis ROPENU, party leader]; People's National Congress or PNC [Peter O'NEILL, party leader]; People's Progressive Party or PPP [Andrew BAING, party leader]; Pipol First Party [Luther WENGE, party leader]; Rural People's Party [Peter NAMUS, party leader]; United Party [Bire KIMASOPA, party leader]; United Resources Party or URP [Tim NEVILLE, party leader] (2004) ^T NA ^U ACP, APEC, ARF, AsDB, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO ^V `N Ambassador Evan Jeremy PAKI `O 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036 `P [1] (202) 745-3680 `Q [1] (202) 745-3679 ^W `N Ambassador Robert W. FITTS `Z Douglas Street, Port Moresby `[ 4240 Port Moresby PI, US Department of State, Washington DC 20521-4240 `P [675] 321-1455 `Q [675] 321-3423 ^X divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered 
]% ^Y Papua New Guinea is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain and the high cost of developing infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the population. Mineral deposits, including oil, copper, and gold, account for 72% of export earnings. The economy has improved over the past two years, following a prolonged period of instability. Former Prime Minister Mekere MORAUTA had tried to restore integrity to state institutions, to stabilize the kina, restore stability to the national budget, to privatize public enterprises where appropriate, and to ensure ongoing peace on Bougainville. Australia annually supplies $240 million in aid, which accounts for 20% of the national budget. Challenges face Prime Minister Michael SOMARE, including gaining further investor confidence, continuing efforts to privatize government assets, maintaining the support of members of Parliament, and balancing relations with Australia, the former colonial ruler. ^Z $11.99 billion (2004 est.) ^[ 0.9% (2004 est.) ^\ purchasing power parity - $2,200 (2004 est.) ^] `; 34.5% `< 34.7% `= 30.8% (2004 est.) ^^ 3.32 million (2004 est.) ^_ agriculture 85%, industry NA, services NA ^` NA ^a 37% (2002 est.) _! `> 1.7% `? 40.5% (1996) _d 50.9 (1996) _" 4.2% (2004 est.) _P 13.6% of GDP (2004 est.) _# `@ $1.174 billion `A $1.232 billion, including capital expenditures of $344 million (2004 est.) _Q 59.3% of GDP (2004 est.) _$ coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, poultry, pork _% copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production; construction, tourism _& NA _' 1.679 billion kWh (2002) _( 1.561 billion kWh (2002) _) 0 kWh (2002) _* 0 kWh (2002) _+ 46,200 bbl/day (2004 est.) _, 15,000 bbl/day (2001 est.) _- NA _. NA _R 170 million bbl (2004 est.) _S 110 million cu m (2001 est.) _T 110 million cu m (2001 est.) _U 0 cu m (2001 est.) _V 0 cu m (2001 est.) _W 385.5 billion cu m (2004) _X $29.15 million (2004 est.) _/ $2.437 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) _0 oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns _1 Australia 28%, Japan 5.8%, Germany 4.7%, China 4.6% (2004) _2 $1.353 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) _3 machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels, chemicals _4 Australia 46.4%, Singapore 21.6%, Japan 4.3%, New Zealand 4.2% (2004) _Y $635.8 million (2004 est.) _5 $2.463 billion (2004 est.) _6 $400 million (1999 est.) _7 kina (PGK) _8 kina per US dollar - 3.2225 (2004), 3.5635 (2003), 3.8952 (2002), 3.3887 (2001), 2.7822 (2000) _9 calendar year 
]& _: 62,000 (2002) _; 15,000 (2002) _< `B services are adequate; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services `C mostly radiotelephone `D country code - 675; submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service _= AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998) _> 3 (all in the Port Moresby area) note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2004) _? .pg _@ 389 (2003) _A 75,000 (2002) 
]' _B `! 19,600 km `E 686 km `F 18,914 km (1999 est.) _b 10,940 km (2003) _[ oil 264 km (2004) _C Kimbe, Lae, Rabaul _K `! 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 47,586 GRT/60,934 DWT by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 17, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2 `S 8 (Singapore 2, United Kingdom 6) (2005) _D 571 (2004 est.) _E `! 21 `G 2 `^ 14 `_ 4 `T 1 (2004 est.) _L `! 550 `^ 10 `_ 62 `T 478 (2004 est.) _\ 2 (2004 est.) 
]( _F Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) _M 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001) _] males age 18-49: 1,264,728 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 18-49: 902,432 (2005 est.) _N $16.9 million (2003) _O 1.4% (FY02) 
]) _H relies on assistance from Australia to keep out illegal cross-border activities from primarily Indonesia, including goods smuggling, illegal narcotics trafficking, and squatters and secessionists 