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Papua New Guinea
Summary statistics
Region Oceania-Melanesia  
Currency Kina (PGK)  
Surface area (square kilometres) 462840  
Population in 2010 (estimated, 000) 6858  
Population density in 2010 (per square kilometre) 14.8  
Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Port Moresby (343)  
United Nations membership date 10 October 1975  
Economic indicators
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2010 9796  
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2005 4866  
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2000 3499  
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2010 7.1  
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2005 3.9  
GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2000 -2.5  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2010 1428.4  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2005 798.3  
GDP per capita (current US$) 2000 650.6  
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2010 1330.2  
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2005 710.0  
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2000 624.4  
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2010 13.6  
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2005 16.5  
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 2000 20.4  
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2010 2.64 Official rate.  
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2005 3.10 Official rate.  
Exchange rates (national currency per US$) 2000 3.07 Official rate.  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2010 -914  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2005 539  
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2000 345  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2010 189  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2005 146  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2000 100  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 106  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 100  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2000 92  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 105  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 99  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2000 91  
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2010 ...  
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2005 ...  
Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) 2000 3.6 July. Population census. Age group 10 years and over.  
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2010 ...  
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2005 ...  
Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) 2000 72.3 July. Population census. Age group 10 years and over.  
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2010 70.6  
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2005 71.3  
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 2000 70.8  
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2010 74.1  
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2005 74.4  
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 2000 73.5  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2010 114 2008.  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2005 69  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2000 58  
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 2010 2341 2009.  
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 2005 2805  
Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 2000 3907  
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2010 29.6  
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2005 2.3  
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants) 2000 1.4  
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2010 1.3  
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2005 1.7  
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2000 0.8  
Major trading partners (% of exports) 2010 ...  
Major trading partners (% of imports) 2010 ...  
Social indicators
Population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.2  
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.7  
Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 2.1  
Urban population (%) 2011 12.5  
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2011 38.8  
Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2011 5.3/4.1  
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2011 104.1  
Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 65.5/61.2  
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 44.5  
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 3.8  
Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2010 35.7  
International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) mid-2010 24.6/0.4 Data refer to foreign citizens. Includes refugees.  
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR end-2010 9699  
Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2005-2011 45.1/53.9 1998.  
Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2005-2011 35.2 UNESCO estimate. 1999.  
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2011 0.9  
Environmental indicators
Threatened species 2011 454  
Forested area (% of land area) 2009 63.8  
CO2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2008 2107/0.3  
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2009 179.0  
Rainfall in the capital city, total mean (millimetres) 899  
Temperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum) 23.3/31.3  
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