Papua New Guinea

Interesting Facts About Papua New Guinea

• Papua New Guinea is one of the most heterogeneous nations in the world, with perhaps a quarter of the world's languages.
• The country is one of the most rural, with only 14% of its population living in urban centres as of 2023.
• The Highlands is the most populated region, containing 43% of the country's population.
• Traditional small communities typically consist of fewer than 300 people, often with a very small main village surrounded by dispersed farms and gardens.
• Up to two-thirds of the country might be classed as unoccupied.
• The population is young, with a median age under 22 in 2011, when 36% of the population was younger than 15.
• As of 2016, the total fertility rate was 4.4, among the highest in the world.

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