Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Area in Km2
462,840
Population
7,275,324 population
Capital
Port Moresby
Religion
69% Christian; 30% Traditional cults;1% Muslim
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Language

Official language
Hiri Motu, English, Tok Pisin
Languages spoken
Enga, German

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)
+10

Currency

Currency
Papua Kina

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances
High criminality risk
Border Issues
Airports customs
Drugs possession
Not allowed
Theft & Scams
High

Credit cards

Popular
Yes
Cards
American express, China union pay, Diners club, EuroCard, Mastercard, Visa

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Internet and telephony

Calling code
+675
Internet availability
Medium

Electricity

V
240
Hz
50