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• Papua - New GuineaSHORT INFORMATION
• Overview• Geography
• Water source
• Climate
• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
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• Christmas• New Year
• Easter
• Other holidays
• Wedding
• Cultural features
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• National cuisine• Alcoholic beverages
• Coffee and Tea
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Overview of Papua - New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia.
Area
Total 462,840 km2 (54th)
Water (%) 2
Population
2009 estimate 6,732,000 (100th)
Density 14.5/km2 (201st)
37.7/sq mi
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
Time zone
AEST (UTC+10)
Summer (DST) not observed (as of 2005) (UTC+10)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD: .pg
Calling code: +675
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
Capital: Port Moresby
Largest city: Port Moresby
Official language: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu
Government: Federal Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy
Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia.
Area
Total 462,840 km2 (54th)
Water (%) 2
Population
2009 estimate 6,732,000 (100th)
Density 14.5/km2 (201st)
37.7/sq mi
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
Time zone
AEST (UTC+10)
Summer (DST) not observed (as of 2005) (UTC+10)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD: .pg
Calling code: +675
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