Papua New Guinea - United States Department of State
www.state.gov › countries-areas › papua-new-guineaJan 9, 2023 · As the most populous Pacific Island state (7.8 million: 2013 estimate), Papua New Guinea is important to peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region. The country has experienced recent economic progress and has abundant energy, agricultural, and mineral resources. But it faces challenges including weak governance, corruption, limited capacity to deliver basic services, a deterioration of its health system, and a serious concentrated HIV/AIDS epidemic among key populations and in the ...
Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its sou…
Papua New Guinea | Culture, History, & People | Britannica
www.britannica.com › place › Papua-New-GuineaDec 12, 2022 · Papua New Guinea, island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea, the world’s second largest island (the western half is made up of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua); the Bismarck Archipelago ( New Britain, New Ireland, the Admiralty Islands, and several others); Bougainville and Buka (part of the Solomon Islands chain); and small offshore islands and atolls.
Homepage - ICA
https://ica.gov.pgHow do I obtain a Papua New Guinean passport? Public Notices See all Public Notices Passport Collection Namelist 11.01.2023 The people whose names appear on this list are advice to immediately visit us to collect your passport. …
New Guinea | History & Facts | Britannica
www.britannica.com › place › New-GuineaThe bulk of New Guinea’s population are subsistence farmers. Yams, taro, sago, and bananas are the lowland staple foods, and the sweet potato is the main highland food; pig husbandry is widespread. Cash crops in Papua New Guinea include coffee, cacao, copra, palm oil, tea, and rubber; skyjack tuna, prawns, and timber are also exported.
Papua New Guinea - The World Factbook
www.cia.gov › countries › papua-new-guineaJan 11, 2023 · general assessment: fixed-line teledensity in Papua New Guinea has seen little change over the past two decades; progress in the country’s telecom sector has come primarily from mobile networks, where accessibility has expanded considerably in recent years, with population coverage increasing from less than 3% in 2006 to more than 90% by early 2021; the MNOs operate networks offering services based on GSM, 3G, and LTE, depending on location; GSM is prevalent in many rural and remote areas ...