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Papua New Guinea
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Key Facts
Climate
tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
Coastline
5,152 km
Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Languages
Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 839 living indigenous languages are spoken (about 12% of the world's total)
Natural resources
gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
Terrain
mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills