Capital: Port Moresby

Population: 7,753,545 (estimated in 2015)

Currency: Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)

Official Languages: Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, English

Unofficial Languages: Various indigenous languages

Main Religion: Christianity

Ethnic Groups: Papuan, Melanesian, Micronesian, Polynesian

Largest Cities: Port Moresby, Lae, Arawa, Mt Hagen

Main Sport: Rugby, Football, Cricket, Volleyball

Political System: Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy