| Population :
| 5,420,280 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 38,30%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 053 940.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 019 492.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 58%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 622 124.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 519 104.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,80%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 96 638.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 108 982.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 21 years .
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| Median age male :
| 21.1 years .
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| Median age female :
| 20.8 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.3% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 30.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.89 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 57.39 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 48.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 64.56 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 62.41 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 66.81 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.6% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 16,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 600 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Papua New Guinean(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Papua New Guinean .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34% .
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| Languages :
| Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 64,60%.
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| Literacy male :
| 71,10%.
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| Literacy female :
| 57.7% (2002) .
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| Government type :
| constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy .
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| Independence :
| 16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 16 September (1975) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Papua New Guinea is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain and the high cost of developing infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the population. Mineral deposits, incl.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 37% (2002 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 85%, industry NA, services NA .
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| Agriculture products :
| coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, poultry, pork .
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| Industries :
| copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production; construction, tourism .
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| Exports commodities :
| oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns .
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| Exports partners :
| Australia 27%, Japan 7.3%, China 5.8% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 16 September (1975) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 16 September (1975) .
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| Internet users :
| 75,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| O arise all you sons of this land,
Let us sing of our joy to be free,
Praising God and rejoicing to be
Papua New Guinea.
Chorus :
Shout our name from the mountains to seas
Papua New Guinea ;
Let us raise our voices and proclaim
Papua New Guinea.
Now give thanks to the good Lord above
For His kindness, His wisdom and love
For this land of our fathers so free,
Papua New Guinea.
Chorus :
Shout again for the whole world to hear
Papua New Guinea ;
We're independent and we're free,
Papua New Guinea..
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