Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Capital: Port Moresby
Population: 4,927,000
Languages: 715 indigenous languages
Religions: Catholic, Lutheran
Government: Independent Commonwealth State
Currency: Kina
Exports: gold & copper mining, copra, palm oil
Area: 462,840 sq. km.
Features: The Fly River flows into the Gulf of Papua. Mt. Kuber is the high point at 14,301ft in the Owen Stanley Range. [NS] [VH] {UA} {EB}