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COUNTRY INFORMATION - PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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Location of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea consists of over 600 islands and lies in the middle of the long chain of islands stretching from the mainland of South East Asia. It lies in the South Pacific, 160km.(100 miles) north of Australia. The country occupies the eastern half of the second largest non-continental island in the world, as well as the smaller islands of the Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, New Ireland, Bougainville and Admiralty Island), the D’Entrecasteaux Island group and the three islands of the Louisiade Archipelago. The main island shares a land border with Irian Jaya, a province of Indonesia.

Airports
Port Moresby airport is 7 miles from the city. There are direct flights to Australia and Singapore. Buses and taxis are available to the city and the travel time is around 20-60 minutes.

Language
The official language is English, which is widely used in business and government circles.

Places To Go
A line of active volcanoes stretches along the north coast of the mainland and continues on the island of New Britain. Port Moresby, the capital, is situated on the magnificent Fairfax Harbour. Its key attractions are the National Parliament and the Catholic Cathedral. Lae is Papua New Guinea's second city and an important commercial centre and seaport. The Botanical Gardens are among the best in the country. Around the Chambri Lakes many species of birds for which Papua New Guinea is famous are to be found, including egrets, pied herons and kingfishers. The Eastern Highlands have the longest history of contact with the West. Kainantu is reached from Lae through the Kassim Pass. It has a large cultural centre, selling traditional artefacts. Several hotels in Port Moresby have dancing in the evenings and some organise live entertainment.

Travel Warning
Visitors are advised against all non-essential travel to the Southern Highland Province and Enga Province. There have been incidents of assaults and robbery in Port Moresby and Lae, so caution should be exercised on visiting these areas. For further advice contact a local government travel advice department.

Tourism Promotion Authority
PO Box 1291,
2nd Floor,
Niugini Insurance Haus,
Boroko,
Papua New Guinea
Tel: 320 0211.
Fax: 320 0223 or 320 9119.
E-mail: bhcpng@datec.com.pg
Website: www.paradiselive.org.pg

Papua New Guinea High Commission
14 Waterloo Place,
London
SW1Y 4AR,
UK
Tel: (020) 7930 0922.
Fax: (020) 7930 0828.
E-mail: kduldn@compuserve.com
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 09:30-17:00, Fri 09:30-16:30.

British High Commission
Locked Bag 212,
Waigani,
NCD 131,
Papua New Guinea
Tel: 325 1677.
Fax: 325 3547.
E-mail: bhcpng@datec.net.pg

CIA World Factbook - Papua New Guinea

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