Key Facts about Papua New Guinea

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About Papua New Guinea:

It is an island country that lies in the south-western Pacific.
It includes the eastern half of New Guinea (the world’s second largest island) and many small offshore islands.
Neighbours: Indonesia to the west, Australia to the south, and the Solomon Islands to the south-east.
Terrain: It is mainly mountainous but has low-lying plains in southern New Guinea.
The islands that constitute Papua New Guinea were settled over a period of 40,000 years by a mixture of peoples who are generally referred to as Melanesians.
Language: English is the main language of government and commerce. In most everyday contexts, the most widely spoken language is Tok Pisin.
Government:
- The country is a constitutional monarchy and a member of the Commonwealth.
- The British monarch, represented by a governor-general, is head of state, and the Prime Minister is head of government.
Papua New Guinea’s rainforests are rich in biodiversity, housing rare species such as birds of paradise, tree kangaroos, and the Queen Alexandra’s birdwing butterfly.
These forests represent only one per cent of Earth’s land but play a vital role in absorbing carbon and supporting the lives and traditions of Papua New Guinea’s indigenous peoples.
Capital: Port Moresby

Q1: What is Monarchy?

It is a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state. It typically acts as a political-administrative organization and as a social group of nobility known as “court society.”

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