Friday, January 11, 2013

Papua New Guinea

Today in class we learned about Papua New Guinea. They have an unemployment rate of 1.9% compared to the US which is 7.7% . They are the 12th fastest growing economy. Number one religion is Roman Catholic. There are 542 unpaved run ways and 20 paved run ways. They have an army and an Air Force. The legal age to get drafted is 16. And they have a potential 3 million soldiers if they ever went to war. 2.4 million cell phones are being used. 13% of the people live in urban areas. 3 main sports in the country are soccer, cricket, and rugby. Internet host 5,006 and Internet users are 125,000. 57.3 % are literate in Papua New Guinea and 42.7% are illiterate. Over 800 Languages are spoken . There are this any because of all the tribes there are in this country.

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