Papua New Guinea Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Papua New Guinea

Type: independent parliamentary state within Commonwealth recognizing Elizabeth II as head of state

Capital: Port Moresby

Political subdivisions: 20 provinces

Legal system: based on English common law

National holiday: Independence Day, 16 September

Branches: executive—National Executive Council; legislature—House of Assembly (109 members); judiciary—court system consists of Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea and various inferior courts (district courts, local courts, children’s courts, wardens courts)

Government leaders: Sir Kingsford DIBELA, Governor General (since March 1983); Paias WINGTI, Prime Minister (since November 1985)

Suffrage: universal adult

Elections: preferential-type elections for 109-member House of Assembly every five years, last held in June 1982

Political parties: Pangu Party, People’s Progress Party, United Party, Papua Besena, National Party. Melanesian Alliance

Communists: no significant strength

Member of: ADB, ANRPC, C1PEC (associate), Commonwealth, ESCAP, F AO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, South Pacific Commission, SPF, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Papua New Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Papua New Guinea 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Papua New Guinea 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.