| Capitale | nome: Port Moresby coordinate geografiche: 9 27 S, 147 11 E differenza di tempo: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) note: Papua New Guinea has two time zones, including Bougainville (UTC+11) |
| Indipendenza | 16 Settembre 1975 (from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Festa nazionale | Giorno Di Indipendenza, 16 Settembre (1975) |
| Costituzione | history: adopted 15 Agosto 1975, effective at independence 16 Settembre 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) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: Queen ELIZABETH II (da allora 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob DADAE (da allora 28 February 2017) capo di governo: Prime Minister James MARAPE (da allora 30 May 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Charles ABEL (da allora 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 capo dello stato; 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 |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
