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Full country name: The Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Area: 462,840 sq km
Population: 4.5 million
Capital city: Port Moresby (pop 145,000)
People: 95% Melanesian, 5% Polynesian, Micronesian, Chinese
Languages: 750 indigenous languages plus Pidgin and Motu
Religion: 44% Protestant, 22% Catholic and 34% pantheistic beliefs
Government: Democracy
Prime Minister: Mekere Morauta
GDP: US$11.6 billion
GDP per head: US$2,650
Inflation: 5.3%
Major industries: Coffee, copper, gold, silver, copra crushing, palm oil processing, logging
Major trading partners: Australia, Japan, USA
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