Papua New Guinea
Formal name:
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Capital:
Port Moresby Climate:
tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Language:
Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)
Population:
6,187,591 (July 2011 est.)
Currency:
Kina (PGK)
Telephone Code:
675
Internet Code:
.pg