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Papua Nueva Guinea PAPÚA NUEVA GUINEA Julio 2003 PAPÚA NUEVA GUINEA 182 / 2003 ÍNDICE Pág. I. DATOS BÁSICOS . 1 II. DATOS HISTÓRICOS . 8 III. CONSTITUCIÓN Y GOBIERNO . 18 IV. RELACIONES CON ESPAÑA . 21 1. Diplomáticas . 21 2. Económicas . 22 3. Intercambio de visitas . 23 a) Personalidades papúes a España . 23 V. DATOS DE LA REPRESENTACIÓN ESPAÑOLA . 24 FUENTES DOCUMENTALES . 25 I. DATOS BÁSICOS Características generales Nombre oficial: Estado independiente de Papúa Nueva Guinea (Papua New Guinea; Papua Niugini). Superficie: 462.800 km². Población: 5.300.000 hab. (2001). Capital: Port Moresby (193.000 hab.). Otras ciudades: Lae, 78.000 hab.; Madang, 27.000 hab.; Wewak, 23.000 hab.; Goroka, 18.000 hab. Grupos étnicos: Hay numerosos grupos étnicos en las 20 provincias de Papua Nueva Guinea. Papúes: 84%, melanesios: 15% y otros: 1%. Lengua: Inglés, pidgin y motu (oficiales), papú y aproximada- mente 750 lenguas indígenas. Religión: 58,4% protestantes; 32,8% católicos; 5,4% anglicanos; 3,1% cultos tradicionales indígenas; 0,3% otros. Bandera: Está dividida diagonalmente desde el ángulo supe- rior izquierdo al inferior derecho. La parte superior muestra un ave del paraíso dorada sobre fondo rojo. La parte inferior tiene cinco estrellas blancas de cinco puntas en forma de la constelación de la Cruz del Sur sobre fondo negro. Moneda: Kina (K) = 100 toea Geografía: El país comprende la mitad oriental de la isla de Nue- va Guinea, el archipiélago de Bismarck, las islas del Almirantazgo, Trobriand y D’Entrecasteaux, el archi- piélago de las Luisiadas y las más septentrionales de – 1 – las islas Salomón. El suelo es casi totalmente de origen volcánico y muy montañoso. Con la excepción de una franja costera de no más de 200 Km. de ancho, el resto del territorio está cruzado por cordilleras. La Cordi- llera Central se abre entre Kainantu y Wabag, con mesetas de hasta 1.800 m. flanqueadas por cadenas montañosas. El punto más alto es el monte Wiheim (4.509 m.) en la cordillera norteña de Bismarck. En el país existen más de treinta volcanes, principalmente en las islas Bismarck. La costa es muy accidentada, con playas muy bajas y pantanos. Los ríos más importantes son el Fly, Kikori, Purari, Ramu, Markham y Sepik. Sistema de Gobierno: Democracia Parlamentaria. Jefe de Estado: Reina Isabel II, representada por un gobernador gene- ral nombrado por el Parlamento. División Administrativa: 19 provincias y el distrito de la capital nacional Indicadores sociales Población urbana (%) (2000): 18 Densidad de población (hab/Km²) (2001): 11,4 IDH (valor numérico/número de orden mundial) (2000): 0,535/133 Indice de fecundidad (2001): 4,4 Tasa bruta mortalidad infantil (por mil) (2001): 70 Esperanza vida al nacer (años) (2001): 57 Crecimiento de la población (% anual) (9190-2001): 2,5 Tasa de analfabetismo (%) (2001): 36 Ingreso nacional bruto per cápita en ppa dólares (2001): 2.450 – 2 – – 3 – Estructura del Producto Interior Bruto. 2001 Distribución por sectores %PIB Total Agricultura, Silvicultura y Pesca 32,1 –Industria 35,8 –Manufacturas 21,2 –Construcción n.d. –Utilitis 1,4 –Servicios 32,1 –Sector Público n.d. Fuente:Economist I.U., World Bank Social Indicators y elaboración REI. Coyuntura económica Indicadores Económicos 2000 2001 2002(p) PIB mill. $ USA 3.500 3.000 2.900 PIB % crecimiento real –1,2 –3,4 –3,4 PIB per cápita en $ USA 686 556 527 Tasa de inflación (Med.) 15,6 9,3 11,0 Balanza C/Corriente mill $ USA 345 282 –78 Balanza c/c % PIB 9,9 9,4 –2,7 Export. bienes y serv. % PIB 56,7 49,1 n.d. Reservas mill.$ USA 287 423 339 Deuda externa mill. $ 2.600 2.500 2.700 Deuda externa/PIB % 74,3 83,3 93,1 Déficit público % PIB –2,0 –3,5 –3,8 Tipo de cambio por $ (Med.) 2,78 3,39 3,83 Tipo de cambio por € (Med.) 2,56 3,03 3,59 – 2 – – 3 – Comercio exterior Estructura de la Balanza Comercial (mill. $) 2000 2001 2002 Importación (CIF) 900 932 973 Exportación (FOB) 2.089 1.813 1.696 Saldo 1.090 881 673 Tasa Cobertura 209,1 194,5 169,2 % Variación importación * –6,7 –6,7 4,4 % Variación exportación * 8,4 –13,2 –9,2 (*) Tasa variación sobre año anterior. Distribución del comercio por países. 2001 Principales % del Principales % del clientes total proveedores total 1. Australia 23,9 1. Australia 50,4 2. Japón 10,6 2. Singapur 18,7 3. China 7,6 3. Japón 4,6 4. Corea del Sur 3,9 4. Nueva Zelanda 3,9 5. Corea del Sur 2,9 5. Indonesia 3,2 22. España (1998) 0,1 28. España (1998) 0,1 Distribución del comercio por productos Principales ex- Mill. $ Principales im- Mill. $ portaciones 2001 portaciones 1994 Oro 624 Maqu. y equipo trans. 442,9 Petróleo crudo 556 Manufacturas 334,0 Cobre 254 Animales vivos y alimentos 204,2 Troncos 91 Químicos 85,9 Aceite de palma 97 Fuel y lubricantes 40,8 – 4 – – 5 – Defensa (2002) Total Fuerzas Armadas: 3.100. Ejército de Tierra: 2.500. Ejército del Aire: 200. Armada: 400. Existen además 55 efectivos extranjeros (35 australianos) que se ins- talaron en el país como parte del Grupo de Observadores de la Tregua de Bougainville. El servicio militar es voluntario. El presupuesto para Defensa en 2002 era de 54 millones de Kinas. Principales partidos políticos: Alianza Nacional. Movimiento Democrático Popular (PDM). Alianza Nacional Popular (PNA). Partido de los Recursos Unidos (URP). Partido para el Progreso Popular (PPP). Partido Pangu (PP). Partido para el Avance PNG (APP). Congreso Popular Nacional (PNC). Medios de Comunicación Social: Principales periódicos: –El correo de Papúa Nueva Guinea, fundado en 1969. Diario, indepen- diente, publicado en inglés. 25.044 ejemplares. –El Nacional, fundado en 1993, diario. 21.000 ejemplares. –PNG Business, mensual, publicado en inglés. 12.000 ejemplares –Revista de Educación, del ministerio de educación, mensual. 8.000 ejemplares. –El Independiente, fundado en 1995 para reemplazar al Times de Papúa Nueva Guinea, semanal, en inglés. 9.000 ejemplares. – 4 – – 5 – Radio: –La “National Broadcasting Corporation” de Papúa Nueva Guinea, fundada en 1973, emite en inglés, melanesio, pidgin, motu y otras 30 len- guas vernáculas. –Kalang Service (FM). Emisora privada establecida en colaboración con la National Broadcasting Commission. –Nau FM/Yumi FM. Televisión: –EM TV, fundada en 1988. –Media Niugini Pty Ltd, fundada en 1985, propiedad de Nine Network Australia. Datos prácticos: Requisitos de entrada al país: Pasaporte en regla con validez mínima de seis meses. Es necesario visado. Clima: El clima es cálido y húmedo a lo largo de todo el año. Las temperaturas alcanzan una máxima de 33ºC y la mínima de 22ºC. Las lluvias son muy abundantes en la costa y menos abundantes en el interior. Españoles en el país (a 31-12-2002): Residentes: 4. Pesos y medidas: Sistema métrico decimal. Cambio de moneda (31 de diciembre de 2002): 1 dólar = 4,019 kinas. 1 euro = 4,215 kinas. Diferencia horaria con España GMT +1/2: 11 horas más en invierno y 12 horas más en verano. – 6 – – 7 – Días festivos durante 2004: 1 de enero, Año Nuevo. 9-12 abril, Semana Santa. 8 junio, Cumpleaños de la Reina. 18 julio, Día del Gobierno Provincial. 23 julio, Día de la Conmemoración. 16 septiembre, Día de la Independencia y de la Cons- titución. 25-26 diciembre, Navidad. Jornada laboral: Los centros oficiales cumplen un horario de 07,45 a 16,00 horas, de lunes a viernes. Los bancos permane- cen abiertos de 09,00 a 14,00 horas, de lunes a jueves, y los viernes de 09,00 a 17,00 horas. Comercios y otras oficinas funcionan de 08,00 a 17,00 horas de lunes a viernes. Corriente eléctrica: 220 voltios. – 6 – – 7 – II. DATOS HISTÓRICOS La parte Este de la isla fue explorada por los portugueses, en 1512 Jorge de Meneses llegó accidentalmente a la isla y la llamó Papúa (palabra malaya con la que se describen los cabellos de los naturales del país), y por los españoles, en 1545 Iñigo Ortíz de Retez llamó a la isla Nueva Guinea por el parecido que estas tierras tenían con las costas de Guinea en Africa. En 1828 los holandeses tomaron posesión formalmente de la parte Oeste de la isla (actualmente llamada Irian Jaya, Indonesia). En 1885 Alemania lo hizo de la costa norte e Inglaterra de la costa sur. En 1906, Inglaterra transfirió sus derechos sobre la parte británica de Nueva Guinea a la recién independizada Australia, y pasó a llamarse Territorio de Papúa. En la Primera Guerra Mundial las tropas australianas invadieron la parte alemana de Nueva Guinea y consiguieron el control sobre el territorio por mandato de la Liga de Naciones. Nueva Guinea y parte de Papúa fueron invadidos por los japoneses en 1942, y posteriormente, en 1945 liberados por los australianos, convirtiéndose en un estado fideicomisado por las Naciones Unidas y administrado por Australia en 1949. Los territorios bajo esta administración conjunta australiana se unieron y pasaron a llamarse Papúa Nueva Guinea. En noviembre de 1951 se instituyó un limitado grado de autonomía para asuntos internos en el territorio de Papúa Nueva Guinea; el Consejo Legislativo de 1951 fue sustituído por una Asamblea de mayoría indígena en junio de 1964. Sin embargo, la autonomía total no sobrevino hasta el año 1973. Dos años más tarde, en 1975, el territorio obtuvo la independencia del Reino Unido, en el marco de la Conmmonwealth, y la Asamblea pasó a llamarse Parlamento Nacional. En ese momento se adoptó la kina como moneda del país. Las primeras elecciones desde la independencia se celebraron en – 8 – – 9 – 1977. El ”Pangu Pati” de Michael Somare ganó las elecciones y su líder fue nombrado primer ministro del país.
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