| Capitale | nom: Port Moresby coordonnées géographiques: 9 27 S, 147 11 E différence de temps: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) note: Papua New Guinea has two time zones, including Bougainville (UTC+11) |
| Fête de l'Indépendance | 16 Septembre 1975 (from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Fête nationale | Jour De l'Indépendance, 16 Septembre (1975) |
| Constitution | history: adopted 15 Aoüt 1975, effective at independence 16 Septembre 1975 amendments: proposed by the National Parliament; passage has prescribed majority vote requirements depending on the constitutional sections being amended – absolute majority, two-thirds majority, or three-fourths majority; amended many times, last in 2014 (2018) |
| Suffrage - Age minimum de l'électeur | 18 ans; universal |
| Pouvoir exécutif | chef d'état (Président): Queen ELIZABETH II (depuis 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob DADAE (depuis 28 February 2017) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister James MARAPE (depuis 30 May 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Charles ABEL (depuis 4 August 2017) cabinet: National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general nominated by the National Parliament and appointed by the chef d'état (Président); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general pending the outcome of a National Parliament vote election results: Peter Paire O'NEILL (PNC) reelected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 60 to 46 |
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du décembre 31, 2019
