Bird of paradise; national colors: red, black.
Title | "O Arise All You Sons" |
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Lyric/music | Thomas SHACKLADY |
Date of Independence | 16 September 1975 (from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship) |
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National holiday | Independence Day, 16 September (1975) |
Legal system | mixed legal system of English common law and customary law |
International law organization participation | has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt |
Constitution | |
History | Adopted 15 August 1975, effective at independence 16 September 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 2016 |
Citizenship | |
Citizenship by birth | no |
Citizenship by descent only | at least one parent must be a citizen of Papua New Guinea |
Dual citizenship recognized | no |
Residency requirement for naturalization | 8 years |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob DADAE (since 28 February 2017) |
Head of government | Prime Minister James MARAPE (since 30 May 2019) |
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 chief of state; 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 | James MARAPE reelected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 105 out of 118 |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral National Parliament (111 seats; 89 members directly elected from single-seat open constituencies and 22 governors directly elected from 20 provincial constituencies, 1 autonomous region, and 1 district - all by instant runoff preferential vote; members serve 5-year terms) |
Elections | Last held from 4-22 July 2022 (next to be held in June 2027) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PANGU PATI - 39, PNC - 17, URP - 11, NAP - 6, SDP - 4, PFP - 4, PP – 4, PNGP – 3, ULP - 3, Advance PNG - 2, National Party - 2, Liberal Party - 2, AP - 1, Destiny Party - 1, Greens - 1, MAP - 1, NGP - 1, ODP - 1, PLP - 1, PMC - 1, PPP - 1, PRP - 1, THE - 1, independent - 10; composition - men 108, women 3, percentage women 2.7% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, deputy chief justice, 35 justices, and 5 acting justices); National Courts (consists of 13 courts located in the provincial capitals, with a total of 19 resident judges) |
Judge selection and term of office | Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor general upon advice of the National Executive Council (cabinet) after consultation with the National Justice Administration minister; deputy chief justice and other justices appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, a 5-member body that includes the Supreme Court chief and deputy chief justices, the chief ombudsman, and a member of the National Parliament; full-time citizen judges appointed for 10-year renewable terms; non-citizen judges initially appointed for 3-year renewable terms and after first renewal can serve until age 70; appointment and tenure of National Court resident judges NA |
Subordinate courts | District, village, and juvenile courts, military courts, taxation courts, coronial courts, mining warden courts, land courts, traffic courts, committal courts, grade five courts |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Cephas KAYO (since 31 January 2018) |
Chancery | 1825 K Street NW, Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20006 |
Telephone | [1] (202) 745-3680 |
FAX | [1] (202) 745-3679 |
Email address and website | [email protected] http://www.pngembassy.org/ |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Chief of mission | Ambassador Ann Marie YASTISHOCK (since 22 February 2024); note - also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu |
Embassy | Harbour City Road, Konedobu, Port Moresby, NCD, Papua New Guinea |
Mailing address | 4240 Port Moresby Pl, Washington DC 20521-4240 |
Telephone | [675] 308-9100 |
Email address and website | [email protected] https://pg.usembassy.gov/ |
National heritage | |
Total World Heritage Sites | 1 (cultural) |
Selected World Heritage Site locales | Kuk Early Agricultural Site |
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