Papua New Guinea is divided into four regions, which are not the primary administrative divisions but are quite significant in many aspects of government, commercial, sporting and other activities.
Officially name: The Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Capital: Port Moresby
Largest city: Port Moresby
Official language: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu
Government: Federal Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Education in Papua New Guinea is not compulsory, and in the mid-1980s only one-third of the population was literate. The present government aims at upgrading and improving the system and quality of education.