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Communications of Papua New Guinea

Telephones - main lines in use:63,700 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:26,000 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: services are adequate; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services
domestic: mostly radiotelephone
international: country code - 675; submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service
Radio broadcast stations:AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
Radios:410,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:3 (all in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned) (2004)
Televisions:59,841 (1999)
Internet country code:.pg
Internet hosts:1,573 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):3 (2000)
Internet users:170,000 (2005)

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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