Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Member of NAM.
Population
10.3M
GDP
$30.6B
Capital
Port Moresby
Government
Unitary parliamentary consti...
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
6.0 / 10
UN voting record
How Papua New Guinea votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
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Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
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Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
PNG's foreign policy balances its close relationship with Australia (its former colonial administrator) with growing engagement from China and the US. It is the anchor state of the Melanesian Spearhead Group and a key voice in the Pacific Islands Forum.
PNG pursues resource diplomacy, seeking to maximize returns from its LNG, mining, and forestry sectors. Its strategic location between Asia and the Pacific makes it increasingly important in Indo-Pacific geopolitics.
MUN Delegate Guide
As PNG, emphasize your unique position as the largest Pacific Island state. Your resource wealth and strategic location give you leverage that smaller Pacific states lack.
Lead the Melanesian Spearhead Group and coordinate with the Pacific Islands Forum. On climate, frame deforestation and sea-level rise as twin threats. Push for fair resource extraction terms and technology transfer. Balance Australian and Chinese engagement -- both need you more than you need either.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$30.6B
GDP per capita
$2,961
Currency
Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)
HDI
0.56
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