ernor general on the proposal of the National Executive Council
after consultation with the minister responsible for justice, other
judges are appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission

Political parties and leaders: Black Action Party ;
Bougainville Unity Alliance or BUA ; Christian
Democratic Party ; Hausman Party ; League for
National Advancement or LNA ; Liberal Party ;
Melanesian Alliance or MA ; Melanesian Labor Party
; Milne Bay Party ; Movement for Greater
Autonomy ; National Alliance or NA ;
National Party or NP ; Papua New Guinea First Party
(includes People's National Congress or PNC and
Christian Country Party ); Papua New Guinea United Party
or Pangu Pati ; People's Action Party or PAP [Ted
DIRO]; People's Democratic Movement or PDM ; People's
National Alliance ; People's Progress Party or PPP [Michael
NALI]; People's Resources Awareness Party ; People's
Solidarity Party ; People's Unity Party or PUP [Alfred
KAIABE]; United Party or UP ; United Resource Party
International organization participation: ACP, APEC, AsDB, ASEAN
(observer), C, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM
(observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OPCW, Sparteca, SPC, SPF,
UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Nagora Y. BOGAN
chancery: 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone: (202) 745-3680
FAX: (202) 745-3679

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Arma Jane KARAER
embassy: Douglas Street, Port Moresby
mailing address: P. O. Box 1492, Port Moresby
telephone: 321-1455
FAX: 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

@Papua New Guinea:Economy

Economy - overview: Papua New Guinea is richly endowed with natural
resources, but exploitation has been hampered by the rugged terrain
and the high cost of developing infrastructure. Agriculture provides a
subsistence livelihood for the bulk of the population. Mineral
deposits, including oil, copper, and gold, account for 72% of export
earnings. Budgetary support from Australia and development aid under
World Bank auspices have helped su