Official Name: Papua New Guinea
Population: 6,300,000
Capital: Port Moresby - Pop. 260,000
Area: 462,840 sq. km. / 287,595 sq. miles.
Language: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu[
Religion: Christian
Status of Homosexuality: Illegal
Telephone Country Code: 675
Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia. It is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under 6 million. It is also one of the most rural, with only 18 per cent of its people living in urban centers. The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically, and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea. Homosexuality is prohibited according to section 210 of the penal code. Those caught engaging in anal sex can get punished with up to 7 years imprisonment. Other homosexual acts (acts of indecency) can be punished with up to 3 years imprisonment.
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