Papua-Neuguinea - Daten & Fakten
Daten & Fakten

Hauptstadt
name:
Port Moresby
geographic coordinates:
9 27 S, 147 11 E
time difference:
UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: Papua New Guinea has two time zones, including Bougainville (UTC+11)
Staatsbürgerschaft
citizenship by birth:
no
citizenship by descent only:
at least one parent must be a citizen of Papua New Guinea
dual citizenship recognized:
no
residency requirement for naturalization:
8 years
Regierungstyp
parliamentary democracy (National Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Rechtsordnung
mixed legal system of English common law and customary law
Wahlrecht
18 years of age; universal
Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
3.6
est.
est.
Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$3,700
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Labor force
3,681,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Unemployment rate
2.50
2017 est.
2017 est.
Labor force
3,681,000
Population below poverty line
37%(2002 est.)
Unemployment rate
(%)
2.5%(2017 est.)2.5%(2016 est.)
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
(%)
total:3.6%male:4.3%female:3%(2010 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years:32.94%(male 1,178,509 /female 1,136,069)15-24 years:19.94%(male 710,166 /female 690,848)25-54 years:37.13%(male 1,338,558 /female 1,271,008)55-64 years:5.59%(male 201,271 /female 191,833)65 years and over:4.4%(male 153,922 /female 155,148)(2018 est.)
Birth rate
(births/1,000 population)
23.3 births/1,000 population(2018 est.)
Death rate
(deaths/1,000 population)
6.60
Languages
Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 839 indigenous languages spoken (about 12% of the world's total); many 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%
Life expectancy at birth
(years)
67.50
Major urban areas - population
367,000 PORT MORESBY (capital)
(2018)
Median age
(years)
total:23.4 yearsmale:23.5 yearsfemale:23.4 years(2018 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2018 est.)
Population distribution
population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one-fifth of the population residing in urban areas
Population growth rate
(%)
1.67%(2018 est.)
Total fertility rate
(children born/woman)
2.97 children born/woman(2018 est.)
Urbanization
rate of urbanization:
2.51% annual rate of change
(2015-20 est.)
Education expenditures
NA
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
NA
Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate
14.00
31 December 2010
31 December 2010
Central bank discount rate
(%)
14.00
Country Comparison :: Exports
$8,522,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Exports
$8,522,000,000
Exports - partners
Australia 18.9%, Singapore 17.5%, Japan 13.8%, China 12.7%, Philippines 4.7%, Netherlands 4.2%, India 4.2%
(2017)
Area
(sq km)
total:462,840 sq kmland:452,860 sq kmwater:9,980 sq km
Land use
agricultural land:2.6%(2011 est.)arable land:0.7%(2011 est.)
/
permanent crops:1.5%(2011 est.)
/
permanent pasture:0.4%(2011 est.)forest:63.1%(2011 est.)other:34.3%(2011 est.)
Location
Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
Country Comparison :: Imports
$1,876,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Imports
$1,876,000,000
Imports - partners
Australia 30.1%, China 17.3%, Singapore 10.2%, Malaysia 8.2%, Indonesia 4%
(2017)
Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
5.40
2017 est.
2017 est.
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
(%)
5.40
Country Comparison :: Electricity - production
3,481,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption
3,237,000,000
2016 est.
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports
2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production
50,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports
55,600
2015 est.
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports
22,220
2015 est.
2015 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production
11,180,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports
11,100,000,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - fixed lines
154,000
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
3,782,000
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Internet users
652,071
July 2016 est.
July 2016 est.
Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions
17,000
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Airports
561
2013
2013
Country Comparison :: Roadways
9,349
2011
2011
Country Comparison :: Waterways
11,000
2011
2011
Airports
561
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total:17,000(2017 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:less than 1(2017 est.)
Crude oil - exports
(bbl/day)
55,600
Crude oil - imports
(bbl/day)
22,220 bbl/day(2015 est.)
Crude oil - production
(bbl/day)
50,000 bbl/day(2017 est.)
Electricity - consumption
(kWh)
3,237,000,000
Electricity - exports
(kWh)
0
Electricity - imports
(kWh)
0
Electricity - production
(kWh)
3,481,000,000
Internet users
total:
652,071
(July 2016 est.)
Natural gas - exports
(cu m)
11,100,000,000
Natural gas - imports
(cu m)
0 cu m(2017 est.)
Natural gas - production
(cu m)
11.18 billion cu m(2017 est.)
Roadways
(km)
9,349
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions:154,000(July 2016 est.)subscriptions per 100 inhabitants:2(July 2016 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
3,782,000
Waterways
(km)
11,000
Disputes - international
relies on assistance from Australia to keep out illegal cross-border activities from primarily Indonesia, including goods smuggling, illegal narcotics trafficking, and squatters and secessionists
Country Comparison :: Public debt
36.90
2017 est.
2017 est.
Public debt
(% of GDP)
36.90
Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate
2.50
2017 est.
2017 est.
Country Comparison :: Gross national saving
36.80
2017 est.
2017 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
(% (of GDP))
-4.8% (of GDP)(2017 est.)
GDP (purchasing power parity)
$30,190,000,000
Industrial production growth rate
(%)
3.30
Länderstatistik
Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Papua-Neuguinea
30
141
000
EUR
0
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