Papua New Guinea is an island nation that lies just north of Australia. The island is split between Indonesia on the west side and Papua New Guinea on the east. It is the second largest island in the world and is comprised of smaller islands off the coast. 

 

Papua New Guinea’s geography varies from high mountains to

grasslands, rain forests to swamps, and warm climate coasts to

glaciers in mountains. These rugged mountain terrains have

caused groups of people to become isolated. This has

resulted in about 800 language groups forming amongst the

seven million people that make up the island.

 

The average age for Papua New Guineans is 22 years old and

life expectancy is about to 55 years old. In the past few years,

big migrations to urban areas have become popular amongst

the people. Communication since the late 2000s has increased

with mobile phones becoming affordable.

 

Slash-and-burn techniques are a preferred method of subsistence farming for most of the population. PNG has proficient mining operations that produce silver, gold, copper, and liquid natural gas. The island also focuses on agriculture to export coca, coffee, and copra (derived from coconuts).

 

 

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