Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Papua New Guinea (PNG; Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini), officially the Independent State of 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 the 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. The capital is Port Moresby. ..."
Measures of Freedom
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2009: 6.91 (out of 10)
2009: 6.91 (out of 10)
Papua New Guinea | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2012
2012: Status: Partly Free, Political Rights: 4, Civil Liberties: 3
2012: Status: Partly Free, Political Rights: 4, Civil Liberties: 3