| Country land area | 45.2 million
ha |
| Total forest area (2007) | 29/4 million ha |
| Percentage forest cover (2007) | 65% |
| Forest loss from 1990-2007 | 6.6% |
| Total forest area licensed | n/a |
| Percentage of total forest area licensed | n/a |
| Population (2007 est.) |
5.79 million |
| GDP per capita (2006 est.) | US$2,700 |
(td class="rowhead">GNP per capita (2005)| US$657 |
| External debt (2006 est.) | US$1.801 billion |
| Life expectancy at birth (2007 est.) |
65.62 years |
| Head of State | Queen
Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir
Michael Somare |
| Forest Minister | Patrick
Pruaitch |