Officially the country is known as the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. It is the country in the Oceanic which occupies the eastern half of New Guinea Island and many offshore Islands. The country is situated in the southwest part of the Pacific Ocean, in the area which was defined as the Melanesia in 19th century.
Previous Records Medals of Papua New Guinea:
The record list of the medals that the country has won till date is:
In Summer Olympics:
Gold: 0
Silver: 0
Bronze: 0
In Winter Olympics:
Gold: 0
Silver: 0
: 0
Etymology of Papua New Guinea:
The name of the country is the outcome of agglomeration of the 2 terms from the varied languages. The Papua is the Malay word that describes hair of population of the country, which is generally of the Frizzy nature.
History of Papua New Guinea:
The remains of the inhabitants are found which are dated back approximately 50,000 years. All these former population almost certainly has their beginning in the Southeast Asia. The agriculture was developed independently in the highlands of the country that dates back 9,000 years, which makes the country as few regions of the innovative plant domestication in the entire globe.
Demographics of Papua New Guinea:
The country is the most heterogeneous nation in the whole world. There are large numbers of the racial groups which are native to the country. The majority of the group in the country is called as Papuans, the ancestors of whom have been arrived in the areas of the country near about 10,000 years ago. The other racial group whose ancestors arrived in near about 4,000 years ago was the Austronesians. The country also includes large number of the inhabitants from the other parts of the globe that are now residing in the Papua New Guinea. It includes the:
- Filipinos
- Chinese
- Europeans
- Australians
- Micronesians
- Polynesians
Government and Politics of Papua New Guinea:
The country is the member of Commonwealth of the Nation. The head of the state is Queen Elizabeth II. It is expected by constitutional convention that has prepared draft constitution, by the outgoing power of the metropolitan and also by the Australia that the country will did not want to keep its link with monarchy of the British. Nevertheless, the founders have considered that the honors of the imperial has the cachet which the newly self governing state will not able to confer with the pure native honors system, thus the monarchy was maintained.
Papua New Guinea Culture:
The culture of the country is complex and multi- faced. It is projected that the large number if the varied cultural groups resides in the country. Due to this diversity, the varied styles of the expression of the culture which have emerged in the country. Each racial group has created their personal expressive forms in:
- Costumes
- Music
- Architecture
- Art
- Dance
- Singing
- Costumes
- Weaponry
Papua New Guinea Economy:
The country is endowed with the natural resources, but the exploitation is hampered by the uneven terrain, elevated cost of the developing infrastructure, order problems, system of the small land and the serious law that has helped in identifying the land owners for function of the negotiating suitable agreements problematic.
Infrastructure of Papua New Guinea:
The country recently has the restricted infrastructure, significantly because of the rugged terrain of the country. The extreme weather as the floods and storms means that the other infrastructure and the roads deteriorate rapidly. The political corruption and disputes also leads to the needled infrastructure and also diversion of the capital away from the useful projects which also contributes in the problem of the infrastructure.
Education at Papua New Guinea:
The University of the Country is based in national Capital District that provides the diverse degrees to the international and national students. The teaching language in the country is English.
Papua New Guinea Neighboring Countries:
The countries that are near to the Papua New Guinea are:
Papua New Guinea Geographical Settings:
The country covers the total area of 462,840 sq km. The country is the world’s 45th largest country in the world after Cameroon. The country is equal in the size to the Sweden and is also some how larger than the California.
Papua New Guinea Independence:
The country was declared as the self governing state on 1st December 1973 and was declared as the independent state from Australia on 16th September 1965.
Papua New Guinea Capital City:
The capital of the country is Port Moresby which is also the largest country in entire Papua New Guinea and the city is located at 90 30’S 1470 07’E.
Papua New Guinea Currency:
The official currency of the country is Papua New Guinean Kina. The official currency of the country is 0.353669 US$.
Papua New Guinea Total Population:
The total population of the country according to the census of the year 2007 is 6,300,000 which placed the country at 104th place among the most populated country in the entire world.
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