PG
Papua New Guinea
Papuaniugini
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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Official addresses
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- Form of government
- parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Head 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
- Highest court
- 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)
- Independence
- 16 September 1975 (from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship)
- National day
- Independence Day, 16 September (1975)
This directory was compiled on 12 October 2026.
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