National
Government
Papua
New Guinea Government
National
Law Ministry
Department of Justice
and Attorney General
National
Police
Police
National
Capital
Port Moresby
National Population
10.3 million to 11.3 million
Independence
Day
September 16
National
Helplines
Police - 112
Ambulance - 111
Fire - 110
Water / Electricity - 116
Child help-line - 1546
National
Languages
Tok Pisin
English
Hiri Motu
Some 839 indigenous languages spoken
About 12 of the world's total
Many languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers
National
Currency
Papua New Guinean Kina
PGK
National
Animal
Matschie's tree-Kangaroo or Huon tree-Kangaroo (Dendrolagus
matschiei)
National
Bird
The Raggiana bird-of-paradise
National
Flower
Dendrobium Lasianthera
National
Fruit
Pandanus conoideus
Bordering
countries
Indonesia
Country
area (aprox)
Country
code
Country domain
Botanical
Gardens
Forests
Zoos
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