Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea - Economy
Currency : Kina (PGK) = 100 Tosa
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 3.88 Kina (PNG)

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 3.03 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 515 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 3.87 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 657 dollars


Papua New Guinea - Miscellaneous information
MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Taroes (6)
- Coconuts (9)
- Yams (10)
- Cocoa (12)
- Tea (19)
- Coffee (20)
- Bananas (23)
- Pigs
- Gold (11)
- Copper (14)
- Silver (22)
- Oil
RECORDS :
- 2nd largest island in the world = New Guinea (785 000 Km2).
- Highest mountain in Oceania = Wilhelm (4694 m).
- The largest lizards in the world = Varanus of New Guinea (max length = 4.75 m).


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