Basic facts about Papua New Guinea & Sino-Papua New Guinea relations

Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)

Governor-General: Paulias Matane (2004)

Prime Minister: Sir Michael Somare (2002)

Land area: 174,849 sq mi (452,860 sq km); total area: 178,703 sq mi (462,840 sq km)

Population (2009 est.): 6,057,263 (growth rate: 2.0%); birth rate: 27.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 45.3/1000; life expectancy: 66.3; density per sq mi: 33

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Port Moresby, 324,900

Monetary unit: Kina