Papua New Guinea

World Rank 123 1.77

Capital

Area

Currency

Port Moresby

462,840 km ²

Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)

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Introduction

The official name of the nation is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea and it is a nation located in Oceania. It shares the island of New Guinea with Melanesia In spite of that, the nation still has a large area of land exceeding 462,000 square kilometers.

There are approximately 9 million inhabitants on this terrain, which makes Papua New Guinea a sparsely populated region with a density of 15 people per square kilometer. In terms of the economy, its total GDP (PPP included) is $32.382 billion. It is exceptionally low if we take into account its per capita numbers - $3,764.

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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#100 (2021)

26,594,305,745 US$

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Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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#97 (2021)

25,499,665,355 US$

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International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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#49 (2004)

520,159,449 US$

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Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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#152 (2021)

2.83 %

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Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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#90 (2021)

9,949,437

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