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PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
Ben Andrews and Family
Sending church:
Grassy Mountain Baptist
P.O.Box 1233
Chatsworth, GA 30705
Field
Address :
Ben Andrews
P.O.Box 603
Kimbe WNBP
Papua New Guinea
bandrews@daltron.com.pg
Mission
Board:
Maranatha Baptist Mission, Inc.
P.O.Drawer 1425
Natchez, MS 39121-1425
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Religion
Over half are Christian, remainder indigenous
People/Language/Ethnicity
English, Tok Pisin (a Melanesian Creole English), Hiri
Motu, and 717 distinct native languages. Ethnicity/race: Papuan,
Melanesian, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Caucasian
92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal (353,000) and other 1%. Most Australians
are of British and Irish ancestry and the majority of the
country lives in urban areas. The indigenous Australian aborigines
population is estimated at 386,049. Two thirds of aborigines
live in cities.
Overview
178,703 sq mi. Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half
of the island of New Guinea, just north of Australia, and
many outlying islands. The Indonesian province of West Papua
(Irian Jaya) is to the west. To the north and east are the
islands of Manus, New Britain, New Ireland, and Bougainville,
all part of Papua New Guinea. About one-tenth larger than
California, its mountainous interior has only recently been
explored. Two major rivers, the Sepik and the Fly, are navigable
for shallow-draft vessels.
Population
(2003 est.): 5,295,816 (growth rate: 2.3%); Capital and largest
city (2003 est.): Port Moresby, 324,900.
Economy
Per capita income $2,400. Real growth rate: –2.5%. Inflation:
10.3%. Unemployment: n.a. Arable land: 0%. Agriculture: coffee,
cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potatoes,
fruit, vegetables; poultry, pork. Labor force: 2.3 million (1999);
agriculture 85%, industry n.a., services n.a. Industries: copra
crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip
production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production;
construction, tourism. Natural resources: gold, copper, silver,
natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries.
Source and Copyright: InfoPlease, The Columbia Encyclopedia,
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