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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Arawa
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40,266
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2020
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Lae
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76,255
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2020
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Port Moresby
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283,733
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2020
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| Region: |
Pacific Islands |
| Population: |
7,259,456 |
| Area Total: |
461,690km2 |
| Area Land: |
451,710km2 |
| Coast Line: |
5,152km |
| Capital: |
Port Moresby |
| Climate: |
Tropical; northwest monsoon (Dec.-March), southeast monsoon (May-Oct.); slight seasonal temperature variation; cooler at high elevations |
| Languages: |
English
Pidgin English
Motu
Total of 650--700 tribal languages |
| Currency: |
1 kina (K$) = 100 toea |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day is 16 September (1975), Queen's Birthday is 10 June |
Average Daily Temperature
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| January: |
°C / 77.40°F |
| July: |
°C / 75.20°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 110.5" |
Boundaries
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Indonesia
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820 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Melanesian
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0.00%
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Papuan
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0.00%
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Negrito
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0.00%
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Micronesian
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0.00%
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Polynesian
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0.00%
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Religions
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Indigenous beliefs
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34.00%
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Roman Catholic
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22.00%
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Lutheran
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16.00%
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other Protestant
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10.00%
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Presbyterian/Methodist
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8.00%
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Anglican
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5.00%
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Evangelical Alliance
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4.00%
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Seventh-Day Adventist
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1.00%
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