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Location
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Flag
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Quick Facts
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Capital
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Port Moresby
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Government
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Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy
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Currency
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kina (PGK)
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Area
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total: 462,840 km2 land: 452,860 km2 water: 9,980 km2 |
Population
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5,545,268 (July 2006 est.)
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Language
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English spoken by 1%-2%, Tok Pisin widespread, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages
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Religion
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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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Calling Code
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+675
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Internet TLD
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.pg
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Time Zone
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UTC+10
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