Papua New Guinea and Papua New Guinea Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
Papua New Guinea	Papua New Guinea
Leader
Prime minister: Peter O'Neill	Prime minister: Peter O'Neill
Population
6,431,902	6,431,902
Life Expectancy
66.660 years	66.660 years
Capital City
Port Moresby	Port Moresby
Largest city
Port Moresby (population: 283,733)	Port Moresby (population: 283,733)
Human Development Index
0.516	0.516
GDP per capita
$2,700 US	$2,700 US
Literacy Rate
57.3%	57.3%
Corruption Perception Index
2	2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0.9%	0.9%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
1.900%	1.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice	Abolished in practice

Political System
constitutional parliamentary democracy	constitutional parliamentary democracy
Independence date
16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship)	16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship)
Religions
Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)	Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)
Languages
Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)	Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)
Exports
oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns	oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns
External Debt
$4,860,000,000 $	$4,860,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
kina (PGK) per US dollar - 2.6956 (2008 est.), 3.03 (2007), 3.0643 (2006), 3.08 (2005), 3.2225 (2004)	kina (PGK) per US dollar - 2.6956 (2008 est.), 3.03 (2007), 3.0643 (2006), 3.08 (2005), 3.2225 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%	0.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count

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	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
Area
462,840 km sq	462,840 km sq
Coastline
5,152 km	5,152 km
Climate
tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation	tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation

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