Papua New Guinea Country Profile
Key Facts of Papua New Guinea
| Government type: | presidential republic |
| Capital: | Panama City |
| Languages: | Spanish (official), Indigenous languages (including Ngabere (Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere, also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese) |
Papua New Guinea Demographic Data
Ethnic Groups in Papua New Guinea(2010 est.)
Religious Groups in Papua New Guinea (2023 est.)
Age pyramid of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Economy Statistics
Economic overview of Papua New Guinea
upper middle-income Central American economy; increasing Chinese trade; US dollar user; canal expansion fueling broader infrastructure investment; services sector dominates economy; historic money-laundering and illegal drug hub
Papua New Guinea Real GDP (purchasing power parity) in Billion $
Papua New Guinea Real GDP per capita in $
Papua New Guinea's Exports & Imports in billion $
Top 5 Import Partnerin 2022 (71%) of Papua New Guinea
Top 5 Import Commoditiesin 2022 of Papua New Guinea
- crude petroleum 🛢️
- refined petroleum ⛽
- ships 🚢
- garments 👕
- packaged medicine 💊
Top 5 Export Partnerin 2022 (71%) of Papua New Guinea
Top 5 Export Commoditiesin 2022 of Papua New Guinea
- copper ore 🟧🪙
- ships 🚢
- fish 🐟
- bananas 🍌
- refined petroleum ⛽
Geography of Papua New Guinea
Map of Papua New Guinea
Land and Water Distrubtion of Papua New Guinea
Natural Resources of Papua New Guinea
- copper 🟧🪙
- mahogany forests 🌳
- shrimp 🦐
- hydropower 💧⚡
Climate inPapua New Guinea
tropical maritime; hot, humid, cloudy; prolonged rainy season (May to January), short dry season (January to May)
History of Papua New Guinea - a Summary
Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela that was named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the union dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land known as the Panama Canal Zone on either side of the structure. The US Army Corps of Engineers built the Panama Canal between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of the century. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With US help, Panamanian dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were transferred to Panama by the end of 1999. An ambitious expansion project to more than double the Canal's capacity by allowing for more Canal transits and larger ships was carried out between 2007 and 2016.