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| Basic information | |
| capital | Port Moresby |
| Government | parliamentary monarchy |
| Currency | Kina (PGK) |
| Area | total: 462,840 km2 Earth: 452,860 km2 Water: 9,980 km2 |
| Population | 5,545,268 (est. July 2006) |
| Language | Pidgin from English (pre-Creole), Motu and over 820 native languages |
| Religion | Indigenous beliefs 34%, Roman Catholics 22%, Lutherans 16%, other Protestant religions 28% |
| Electricity | 240V/50Hz |
| phone code | 675 |
| Internet TLD | .pg |
| Time zone | UTC 10 |
THE Papua New Guinea is an island country of Melanesia. It is sometimes described as part of the Australasia. As it has mountains with more than 4800 m of altitude, it is the only tropical country with glaciers.
Regions
The country is divided into 11 regions, 7 on the main island and 4 on smaller islands:
- Bougainville
- highlands
- Huon Gulf
- Madang
- island manus
- Milne Bay
- new britain, with indescribable dives
- New Ireland
- Central and North - where is the city of Port Moresby
- Sepik - includes East and West Sepik provinces
- Southwest Provinces
Cities
- The capital Port Moresby , with its Melanesian atmosphere
- Rabaul, at the foot of a volcano on the island of New Britain
- Madang
- Wewak, the entrance to the Sepik
- Mount Hagen, the city on the edge of the Highlands
Other destinations
- Kokoda Trail
Understand
To arrive
By airplane
Of boat
Circular
By airplane
By bus
Speak
Buy
With the
drink and go out
sleep
Safety
Health
respect
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