National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) The National Capital District of Papua New Guinea is the incorporated area around Port Moresby, which is the capital of Papua New Guinea. Although it is surrounded by Central Province, where Port Moresby is also the capital, it is technically not a part of that province. It covers an area of 240 km² and has a population of 364,125 (2011 census). It is represented by three open MPs and an NCD-wide representative in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea who acts as Governor of the National Capital District; however, these MPs do not
Papua New Guinea–Philippines relations with Papua New Guinea officials on the issues of access and trade. Under the proposed agreement, Papua New Guinea is willing to give fishing rights to Filipino commercial fishermen in its waters in exchange for agricultural commodities and rice. There are about 25,000 Filipinos currently in Papua New Guinea as of 2013. Papua New Guinea asked the Philippines for its support for its full membership bid in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2009. Papua New Guinea–Philippines relations Papua New Guinea–Philippines relations refers to the bilateral relations of Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. Papua New Guinea has an