Friday, February 4, 2011

Papua New Guinea

  • They 6 million plus people.
  • Birth Rate: 26.95/ 1000 people
  • Death Rate: 6.62/ 1000 people
  • Independent September 16, 1975
  • They are mostly Christians. 27% Roman Catholic, 19.5% Lutheran, 11.5 United Church, 10% 7th Day Adventis, 8.6 Penticostal, 5.2 Evangelical Alliance, 2.5 Baptist, 
  • They have the 11th highest unemployment
  • The 17th highest growth rate
  • Even though Papua New Guinea is not really high tech it still has a government and branches of the government.
  • Almost half of their army are girls.
  • They have 125,000 people use the internet out of 6 million plus people who live there.
  • They have 54,000 people living with aids. They have 1,000 people who have died from aids within the last few years. They are 75th in the world for Hiv/ Aids related deaths.
  • The Risks of getting a disease is very high.
  • .49% of their land is arable. 1.4% of their crops are permanent.
  • 57.3 of the country can read which is the Literacy Rate.
  • 0-14 Years: 37.3 (men 1,216,214 woman 1,088, 211) 15-64 years: 59.3% (men 1,815,731/ women 1,704, 430) 65 years: 3.5% (men 113, 285 woman 92.904)
  • There Capitals name is Port Moresby.
  • Some Papua New Guinean People are cannibals.
  • The Ethnic Groups: Pollynesian, Molenesians, Papaun, Negreto, Micronesian.

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