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Papua New Guinea

Governor General:Bob Dadae
Prime Minister:James Marape
Capital city:Port Moresby
Languages:Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 836 indigenous languages spoken (about 12% of the world's total); most languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers note: Tok Pisin, a creole language, is widely used and understood; English is spoken by 1%-2%; Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2%
Government:No data
National statistics office

Population, persons:10,423,036 (2024)
Area, sq km:452,860
GDP per capita, US$:2,994 (2023)
GDP, billion current US$:30.9 (2023)
GINI index:41.9 (2009)
Ease of Doing Business rank:120

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- World Development Indicators (WDI)
  
  September 2024
  
  Source: World Bank
  
  Uploaded by: Knoema
  
  Accessed On: 06 September, 2024
  
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  The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates

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