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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Map
Area: 462,840km²
Capital: Port Moresby
Other main cities:
Daru, Wewak, Madang, Raboul
  • Population
    Population icon6.8m
  • Infant mortality
    Infant mortality icon61/1000
  • Child deaths (under five) from diarrhoea per annum
    Under five icon2,100
  • Life expectancy
    Life expectancy icon62 years
  • Water supply coverage
    Water supply coverage icon40%
  • Sanitation coverage
    Sanitation coverage icon45%
  • Below poverty line
    Below poverty line iconno data
  • Development index
    Development index icon153
  • Adult literacy
    Adult literacy icon60%
Sources:
World Bank (2011) World Development Indicators database - databank.worldbank.org, WHO / UNICEF (2010) Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report 2010, UNDP (2011), Human Development Report 2011
NB. Official statistics tend to understate the extent of water and sanitation problems, sometimes by a large factor. There are not sufficient resources available for accurate monitoring of either population or coverage. Varying definitions of water and sanitation coverage are used and national figures mask large regional differences in coverage.
 

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