Papua New Guinea

FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1974
INDEPENDENCE DAY: 16 September 1975
CAPITAL: Port Moresby
AREA: 463 thousand sq km
EEZ: 3.1 million sq km
POPULATION: 7.7 million (2015)
LANGUAGE: English. Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, local languages
CURRENCY: Kina
ECONOMY: Agriculture, timber, mining , gold, copper, silver) and natural gas
STATUS: Constitutional Monarchy
HEAD OF STATE: HM King Charles III represented by Governor-General HE Bob Daedae
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Hon. James Marape
WEBSITE: www.parliament.gov.pg; www.pm.gov.pg