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Independence of Papua New Guinea
16 September 1975
National Holiday : Independence Day, 16 September
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Energy generated from Papua New Guinea
Fossil fuels 61%
Nuclear fuels 0%
Hydroelectricity 30%
Other renewable sources 8%
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Area of Papua New Guinea
462 840 km² (55th)
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Religions of Papua New Guinea
Roman Catholic 27%
Protestant 69.4%
Baha'i 0.3%
indigenous beliefs and other 3.3%
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Paved roadways of Papua New Guinea
3 000 km
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Languages of Papua New Guinea
Tok Pisin (official)
English (official)
Hiri Motu (official)
some 836 indigenous languages spoken ; most languages have fewer than 1
000 speakers