2. Second largest island in the world
3. Between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean which is east of Indonesia
4. 54th largest country in the world
5. Slightly larger than California
6. Their climate is tropical, only a slight transition in temperature during the season changes
7. Mostly mountains and coastal and rolling foothills
8. Natural Resources are gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber oil, and fisheries
9. Arable land is .49%
10. Natural hazards are volcanoes, it is severe
11. Ranked 105 for population
12. Population growth rate is ranked 51 in the world
13. Birthrate is 53rd in the world
14. Deathrate is 148 in the world
15. The infant mortality rate is 44.59 / 1,000 live births
16. Ranked 43 for AIDS/ HIV in the world
17. Major infectious diseases- very high
18. Their ethnic groups are Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, and Polynesian
19. Roman Catholic and Evangelical Lutheran are the two biggest religions
20. Speak Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu over 1/ 10 of the languages in the world are spoken in New Guinea
21. Capital is Port Moresby
22. The head of the government is the Prime Minister, Sam Abal (monarchy)
23. The unemployment rate is 1.8%
24. Main line telephone use is 156 in the world
25. Cellular use is 147 in the world
26. 562 airports
27. Have to be 16 to enter the military
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