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Transportation of Papua New Guinea

Airports:582 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 21
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 561
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 62
under 914 m: 488 (2006)
Heliports:2 (2006)
Pipelines:oil 264 km (2006)
Roadways:total: 19,600 km
paved: 686 km
unpaved: 18,914 km (1999)
Waterways:11,000 km (2006)
Merchant marine:total: 24 ships (1000 GRT or over) 55,532 GRT/72,240 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 18, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (UK 6) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Kimbe, Lae, Rabaul

Papua New Guinea Quickstats

  • Population: 5,795,887 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 462,840 sq km
  • Density: 13 /km² (201st)
  • GDP (total): $14.363 billion (126th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,418 (131st)
  • Literacy: 57.3%

Languages of Papua New Guinea

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  • Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
  • Dial code: +675

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Papua New Guinea Internet

  • Usage: 170,000
  • Penetration: 2.9 %
  • Top Domain: .pp

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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