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Png country profile

Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and
is the largest country of the Pacific region (461,690 km²).  Papua New Guinea has a
population of approximately 7.7 million. PNG’s mainland and its six hundred islands have a
total land area of approximately 452,860 square kilometres. Most people living in PNG are
Melanesian, but some are Micronesian or Polynesian. PNG has over 800 known languages.
English, Tok Pisin (Pidgin), and Hiri Motu (the lingua franca of the Papuan region) are the
official languages. The life of PNG society now ranges from traditional village-based life,
dependent on subsistence and small cash-crop agriculture, to modern urban life in the
main cities of Port Moresby (which is the capital), Some 80-85 per cent of the population
directly derive their livelihood from farming, and 15-20 per cent of the population live in
urban areas. Papua New Guinea continues to experience strong economic performance
giving confidence to businesses in the country. Population growth is estimated to have
been 2.1 per cent in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available.

The Real GDP was projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in year 2012 – the 10th year of
uninterrupted economic growth. Growth is supported by a recovery in mining output, and
construction activity connected with the Papua New Guinea LNG project. The Economy of
Papua New Guinea has a dual economy comprising a formal, corporate-based sector and a
large informal sector where subsistence farming accounts for the bulk of economic activity.
which is the formal sector, and comprises of a narrow employment base, consisting of
workers engaged in mineral production, a relatively small manufacturing sector, public
sector employees and service industries including finance, construction, transportation and
utilities. The majority of the population is engaged in the informal sector. Whereas The
major economic sectors in Papua New Guinea are: Agriculture and Livestock, Forestry,
Mining and Petroleum, Tourism and Hospitality, Fisheries and Marine resources,
Manufacturing, Retailing and Wholesaling, Building and Construction, Transport and
Telecommunications, and Finance and Business Trade. Which leads to major export of
P.N.G, PNG’s major exports are gold, silver, copper, crude oil, logs and timber, coffee, palm
oil, cocoa and copra. PNG has experienced a relatively even balance of trade over the last
five years, with exports marginally more than imports. And Papua New Guinea’s main
imports are sourced from Australia, Japan, the United States of America, Singapore, New
Zealand, the United Kingdom, China and Hong Kong. The main destinations of PNG exports
are Australia, Japan, South Korea, China, Germany, the United States of America, the United
Kingdom and Singapore.

The political system in P.N.G are elected from 89 single-member electorates and 22
regional electorates. The regional electorates correspond to Papua New Guinea's 20
provinces, plus the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District.
Members from regional electorates also serve as provincial Governors. Each province has
its own provincial assembly and administration. The Constitution of P.N.G safeguards all
new Governments from Parliamentary motions of no-confidence during the first 18
months of a five-year term. Once the 18-month moratorium expires, a successful no-
confidence motion may result in a new Prime Minister forming a government without the
need for a national election. If the no-confidence motion occurs during the last twelve
months of a five-year term, a national election must be held. Changes in government
following motions of no-confidence have been a characteristic of PNG politics since
independence.
 one of the key recommendations of the 1964 World Bank mission was the creation of a
new department to manage the development of all transport modes. [1] While many of the
World Bank mission's recommendations were much argued both locally and
internationally, this proposal was widely accepted as it was clear that both political and
economic advancement depended on greatly improved land, sea and air transport.
Beginning in 1967 with the appointment of a Coordinator of Transport heading a policy
unit, in 1968–69 the Department of Transport was fully established as responsible for
policy and investment in all transport modes, [2] (civil aviation regulation remained with the
Australian Department of Civil Aviation).
In the late 1960s, a large development program prepared by the Department of
Transport as a result of the UNDP Transport Survey of Papua New Guinea was endorsed by
the PNG House of Assembly, the Australian Parliament and multilateral agencies, and
implementation continued through later decades. [3][4] This and subsequent revisions provided
the basis for loans from the multilateral agencies, in particular the World Bank, Asian
Development Bank and UNDP, establishing a relationship which remains. [5]
Major improvements were made to key highway links, notably between the coast and the
highlands,[6] to provide international standard port facilities at Port Moresby and Lae, and in
lesser ports, for international and domestic airport upgradings, and for the regulation and
management of transport services. The Department of Transport remains a key government
agency.[according to whom?] Transport assistance from Australia also continued. The Transport Sector
Support Program is funded by the Australian Government and continues a long-term
commitment to the sector. The Transport Sector Coordination, Monitoring and
Implementation Committee (TSCMIC) brings together the heads of all the relevant agencies
to coordinate work. This body was created after a National Executive Council decision and
first met in July 2006. Maintenance of transport network assets remains a key challenge in
order to get the best out of previous investment
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