Capital:Port Moresby
Population:5,545,268
Area:462,840 sq km
Climate:tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Languages:Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
Currency:kina (PGK)
Government:constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy
Religions:Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
