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Identity
Regime
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Capital
Port Moresby
Population
11,781,559
Area
462,840 km²
Currency
PGK
Executive
Head of State
Charles III
2022
2022
Head of Government
James Marape
2019
2019
Cabinet (size)
3
Parliament
111 seats
1 chamber(s)
1 chamber(s)
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.47
#93
#93
Freedom House
61/100
Partly Free
Partly Free
CPI corruption
26/100
#142
#142
Press RSF
60/100
#73
#73
Economy
GDP (B$)
32 Md$
2025
2025
GDP / capita
3,020 $
2025
2025
Growth %
5.6 %
2025
2025
Inflation %
4.4 %
2025
2025
Unemployment %
2.6 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
0.1 Md$
0.3 %PIB · #131
0.3 %PIB · #131
Nuclear posture
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Listed military units
0
International posture
Sanctions
—
Chokepoints
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Alliances
UN · WTO · Commonwealth · APEC
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
36% · 47% · 58%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
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