Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬

• The Independent State of Papua New Guinea
• Capital: Port Moresby

Facts

• Population: 8 million
• Languages: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu
• Religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs
• Life expectancy: 63 years (men), 68 years (women)
• Currency: kina

Geography

• Area: 462,840 sq km (178,704 sq miles)

Tourism

• Canadians require a visa – valid for 60 days (Travel Canada)
  • Passports must be valid for at least 6 months
  • Visa and Passport requirements for other nationalities (World Travel Guide)

Overlanding

• The only land border crossing is between Vanimo, PNG and Jayapura in Papua Province, Indonesia.
  • There doesn’t seem to be a container port
• The country has only a few roads – the Highlands (Okuk), Ramu, and Sepik highways.
• Traffic drives on the left
• In case of accidents, always drive immediately to the closest police station.

Notes

• People are known to be very friendly
• Food is nothing to write home about

Resources

• Toyota Global Dealer Locator
• Health Information for Travellers (CDC)
• Wikipedia
• Wikivoyage

News

• BBC

This page was last updated on 2021.03.12 by Robert Vinet