nesian Alliance
Party or MAP [Sir Moi AVEL]; National Alliance Party or NA [Michael
SOMARE]; National Party; Papua and Niugini Union Party or PANGU
[Rabbie NAMALIU]; Papua New Guinea First Party [Cecilking DORUBA];
Papua New Guinea Labor Party [Bob DANAYA]; Papua New Guinea Party or
PNGP (was People's Democratic Movement or PDM) [Sir Mekere MORAUTA];
People's Action Party or PAP [Moses MALADINA]; People's Labor Party
or PLP [Ekis ROPENU]; People's National Congress or PNC [Peter
O'NEILL]; People's Progress Party or PPP [Byron CHAN]; Pipol First
Party [Luther WENGE]; United Party [Bire KIMASOPA]; United Resources
Party or URP [Tim NEVILLE] (2007)

Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA

International organization participation:
ACP, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN (observer), C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD,
ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,
IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW,
PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Evan Jeremy PAKI
chancery: 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC
20036
telephone: [1] (202) 745-3680
FAX: [1] (202) 745-3679

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Leslie V. ROWE
embassy: Douglas Street, Port Moresby
mailing address: 4240 Port Moresby PI, US Department of State,
Washington DC 20521-4240
telephone: [675] 321-1455
FAX: [675] 321-3423

Flag description:
divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle
is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower
triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the
Southern Cross constellation centered

Economy Papua New Guinea

Economy - overview:
Papua New Guinea is richly endowed with natural resources, but
exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain and the high cost
of developing infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence
livelihood for 85% of the population. Mineral deposits, including
oil, copper, and gold, account for nearly two-thirds of export
earnings. The economy has improved over the past three years because
of high commodity prices following a prolonged period of
instability. The government of Prime Minister SOMARE has expended
much of its energy remaining in power and should be th