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Papua New Guinea

PNG Melanesia

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The world's third-largest island nation by land area, home to over 800 distinct languages, more than any other country.

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GDP growth5.64% per year · 2025▲ 45.0% vs previous
Military expenditure0.31% of GDP · 2024▼ 8.57% vs previous
Trade openness131.1% of GDP · 2004▲ 6.18% vs previous
Population10.8Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.76% vs previous
Displaced from here1.9Kpeople · 2025▲ 25.9% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

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