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South Pacific Internet Stats > Site Links > Papau New Guinea
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Papau New Guinea
Internet usage,
broadband and telecommunications reports
Internet Usage Statistics:
126,660
Internet users as of June, 2012;
2.0% of the population, according to IWS.
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Papau New Guinea - officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea,
is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (the western portion
of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua) and numerous offshore islands.
It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia.
The capital is Port Moresby.
Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries on Earth. According to recent data,
841 different languages are listed for the country, although 11 of these have no known living speakers.
There may be at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of about 6.2 million. It is
also one of the most rural, as only 18 percent of its people live in urban centres.
The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically,
and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in the
interior of Papua New Guinea. Strong growth in the mining and resource sector has
led to PNG becoming the seventh fastest-growing economy in the world as of 2011.
Despite this, the majority of the population still live in traditional societies
and practice subsistence-based agriculture. These societies and clans have some
explicit acknowledgement within the nation's constitutional framework. The PNG
Constitution expresses the wish for "traditional villages and communities to remain
as viable units of Papua New Guinean society", and for active steps to be taken
in their preservation.
Many people live in extreme poverty, with about one third of the population living
on less than US$1.25 per day. After being ruled by three external powers since 1884,
Papua New Guinea gained its independence from Australia in 1975. It remains a
Commonwealth realm of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, who is Queen of Papua New Guinea.
Latest Population
Estimate:
6,187,591
population for 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Latest GNI
Estimate:
GNI per capita (PPP) estimate is US$ 1,300 for 2011.
Papau New Guinea Size
(Land Area):
Total size is
18,274 sq km - Population Density is 49 persons per sq km.
Weather in
Papau New Guinea:
Weather in Suva
Travel to
Papau New Guinea:
Tourism in Papau New Guinea.
Internet Usage and
Population Statistics:
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YEAR
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Users
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Population
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% Pen.
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GDP
p.c.*
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Usage
Source
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2000
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7,500
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832,777
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0.9
%
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US$
2,861
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ITU
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2012
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181,880
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883,125
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20.6
%
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US$
3,610
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IWS
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Note: Per Capita GDP in US dollars, source:
United Nations Department of Economic and Social
Affairs.
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