| Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (in) Papua niugini (tpi)) | |
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| Capital city | Port Moresby |
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| Area | 462 840 km² |
| Population | 6 431 902 hab. (2013) |
| Density | 13,9 inhab./km² |
| Nice | Papua |
| Official languages | English, tok pisin, hiri motu, sign language |
| Cash | kina (PGK) |
| Telephone prefix | 675 |
| Internet suffix | .pg |
| Flow direction | Drive to the left |
| Spindle | UTC 10 |
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 6 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ S 146 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Papua New Guinea (popularly called PNG) is an independent country ofOceania occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, the third largest island in the world.
Understand
Story
Papua New Guinea was divided betweenGermany (German New Guinea) and Britain (British Papua) in 1884. Papua was a possession of the UK but administered by theAustralia - thus a colony of a colony - until the independence of Australia in 1901 when it then became an Australian colony. In 1914 the Australians "had their part in the Allied victory" and took control of German New Guinea and continued to administer it as a Trust Territory under the League of Nations and then the United Nations.
Regions
 Papua New Guinea Map |
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Cities
Papua New Guinea has no tourist infrastructure, but it makes up for this lack with a variety of things. The main tourist interests are:
- 1 Port Moresby – The capital city with the superb zoological garden, the Parliament building, museums, and the general Melanesian atmosphere.
- The island of New Britain, with its amazing underwater landscape and Rabaul, the city at the foot of a volcano.
- 2 Mount hagen – The town in the Highlands on the border with the 'Wild West' which will introduce you to the pleasant weather and the culture of the Highlands. It is in this region that the "old agricultural site of Kuk" is located. World Heritage
- 'Handsome Madang', a city with bat flights after dark (it is forbidden to injure them), and an underwater landscape to take your breath away.
- 3 Wewak – '' the portal to Sepik', where you can discover the Sepik culture, the river itself, and the typical engravings of the region.
Other destinations
To go
Formalities
A tourist visa is required, available on arrival in the country.
- Papua New Guinea
- Visa on arrival
- Visa required
By plane
No regular air connection exists from theIndonesia. International connections to the capital exist in particular from Australia and Singapore, in particular via the national company Air Niugini.
By bus
Land border betweenIndonesia and Papua New Guinea: an Indonesian consulate exists in Vanimo to obtain the visa. It is possible to go by bus to Jayapura. In principle, to enter Papua, you need a return ticket, but it is possible to arrive at Port Moresby and exit by Vanimo / Jayapura, so you must explain your project when applying for a visa at the Embassy in Brussels.
By car
Only the passage between Jayapura (Indonesia) and Vanimo on the north coast is still possible by motorable road.
It is also the only land border, it also represents the continental limit between theAsia and theOceania.
Circulate
By plane
There are many flights serving the main cities of the country, via regular flights. Companies of missionaries serve the most remote localities and sometimes very difficult to access otherwise.
By train
There is no rail service in Papua New Guinea.
By bus
Public transport between cities - private - is relatively impractical given the poor condition of the roads. It is still the most economical way to reach the different cities.
By car
Driving is on the left of the road, the steering wheel is on the right in vehicles.
Possession of the international driving license is mandatory if you plan to drive yourself.
Even if vehicles (generally dilapidated ...) circulate here and there on the territory, the road network is almost non-existent because no axis allows to connect the largest localities between them. Each trail to cover can prove to be a real challenge, especially in rainy weather. In 2010, there were officially less than 700 (unfortunate ...) kilometers of paved roads.
It is imperative to keep all doors locked regardless of the time of day and night. If you have to travel at night, always choose to do so in a convoy with people you trust.
In the event of an accident, do not stay on site otherwise you will be the victim of assault but go to the first police station.
No general speed limit in the country.
To speak
With more than 700 languages with names like Asaro, Gahuku, Tairora, and Podopa (or Folopa), we had a lot of communication difficulties. Two pidgins have grown in the area, the tok pisin and Hiri Motu, and when the English speakers and the Hulis got married and the children learned the only language they share, Tok Pisin became Creole. Tok pisin sometimes seems like English written phonetically ("Yu dring, yu draiv, yu dai" = "You drink, you drive, you die" = "You drink, you drive, you die"), but it doesn't is nothing; it has more personal pronouns than English and its syntax is very different.
We speak Tok Pisin all over the country. Hiri Motu is spoken in Port Moresby and a few other parts of Papua, but since Port Moresby is the capital, you will always find people speaking Tok Pisin at the airport, at banks, and in the government.
Housing
Tourist infrastructures exist in cities with hotels at all levels of comfort. Off the beaten track, homestay accommodation is very common, in guesthouses or to individuals directly.
To learn
To work
Communicate
Security
 | Emergency telephone number: Police :112 Ambulance:111 Firefighter :110 |
Papua New Guinea has a reputation for being dangerous, due to gangs of criminals called raskol (in English rascal) in large cities, especially Port Moresby. Raskolism usually occurs with the migration of farmers to cities where they cannot find work. A few towns in the Highlands are effectively lawless, as the police presence there has been suspended.
Government travel advice
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Respect
It is very important to greet with a friendly shake of the hand. Note, however, that in Melanesian culture one does not look into the eye to show respect. It might seem strange at first that the hosts greet you by name and shake your hand while looking down, but you will get used to it.
