Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Country Information
Capital City
Port Moresby
Government and Legal Status
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State
Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General HE Robert Dadae
Head of Government
Prime Minister James Marape
Official Languages
Tok Pisin
English
Hiri Motu
Official Currency
Kina
Memberships
1974– Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
1975 – Independence, Commonwealth, United Nations and Pacific Community (SPC)
1976 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO
2020 – PRIF Associate Member
Key Development Policies
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PNG WaSH Policy 2015-2030.pdf885.99 KB
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PNG NBB Policy 2013.pdf772.1 KB
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PNG MTDP III Vol2.pdf4.82 MB
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PNG MTDP III Vol1.pdf5.33 MB
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PNG INDC to the UNFCCC.pdf553.79 KB
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PNG Budget Strategy Paper.pdf572.53 KB
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PNG 2011 Vision 2050.pdf2.78 MB
Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | 89.0% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | 64.4% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | 50.0% |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 54.4% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 49.7% |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | 11.5 |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | 0.47 |
Transport
| Jacksons International Airport (Port Moresby) | 1 |
| Total road network (km) | 19600 |
| Paved road network as % of total network | 3.5% |
| Number of international ports | 23 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 39.6% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 18.9% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation (2017) | 12.9% |
| Percentage of population using least basic drinking services (2017) | 37.0% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | 6.7 |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | 9.7 |
| Physical exposure to flood | 5.0 |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | 8.6 |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | 2.6 |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document
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PNG Country Profile.pdf358.16 KB