Transcript Papua New Guinea(PNG)

Papua New
Guinea(PNG)
By: Catherine Ross and Maggie Downing
British Commonwealth
A British commonwealth is a monarchy including a queen
and king whose power is inherited, however they have little
power. The prime minister is elected and is the head of the
executive branch and the head of the government in Great
Britain .
✴Leaders
✴Prime Minister Peter Paire O'Neill
✴Queen Elizabeth II
Constitutional Parliamentary
Democracy
✴ Prime Minister Sir Michael
Somare is the leader of
PNG.
✴ A Constitutional
Parliamentary Democracy is
a democratic government
with a parliament and a
constitution that protect the
peoples rights.
✴ The leaders are elected into
office
Economy
✴ Exports- coffee, cocoa,
copra,palm kernels,tea,sugar,
rubber, sweet potatoes,fruit,
vegetables, vanilla;poultry, pork;
shellfish
✴ Imports- Machinery and transport
equipment, manufactured goods,
food, fuels, chemical
Palm kernels
Economy (continued)
✴ The economy is struggling because the GDP per capita
is only $2,500 and 37% of the population live below the
poverty line.
✴ The country is also a success because it thrives in its
exotic exports around the world
✴ The economy type is a traditional economy which is an
economy based on traditions and customs
Cocoa
General Geography
✴ Located in the south pacific 6
S, 147 E
✴ Slightly larger than California
✴ Mostly mountains with coastal
lowlands with rolling hills
✴ The Lowest point on the island
is Pacific Ocean 0 meters
✴ The highest point on the island
is Mount Wilhelm
Political Map
Physical Map
World Map
Climate
✴ Has Seasonal monsoons
✴ Northwest monsoon season-
December to March
✴ Southeast monsoon season-
May to October
✴ In PNG there are multiple
Rain Forests
✴ PNG is just beneath the
equator which causes it to
have a tropical climate
Country Flag
✴ The yellow bird is a symbol
paradise and full flight represents
the country's freedom
✴ The five stars symbolize the
constellation the Southern Cross,
representing the stars Alpha, Beta,
Gamma, Delta and Epsilon
✴ The design was created by a 15-
year-old student
✴ The flag was formally adopted in
1971
Currency
Different coins
1 Toea=$1.32048
2 Toea=$ 2.64096
5 Toea=$6.60240
10 Toea=$13.2048
20 Toea=$26.4096
50 Toea=$66.0240
75 Toea=$99.0360
100 toea=$132.048
100 toea=1 kina
Many of the coins have British figures on
them because they are part of the British
commonwealth.
Language
✴ Tok Pisin (official)
✴ English (official)
✴ Hiri Motu (official)
✴ There is about 860 other
tribal languages
✴ The tribal languages
make up one-tenth of
the world languages.
Culture
This man is wearing traditional war paint and garments that are often used
in traditional ceremonies or events, celebrations and holidays
Culture
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Culture (continued)
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Sources
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Cultures of the world Papua new guinea by Ingrid Gasciogne
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinean_kina
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