PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Official Name: Independent
State of Papua New Guinea
Location: Southeastern
Asia, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New
Guinea
Capital: Port
Moresby
Subdivisions: 20
provinces
Population: 4,294,750
Languages: English
spoken by 1%-2%; pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region.
Note: 715 indigenous languages
Monetary Unit: Kina
Government: Parliamentary
democracy
Religions: Roman
Catholic 22%, Protestant 44%, indigenous
beliefs 34%
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