Population: 5,795,887
Capital: Port Moresby
Time Zone: UTC+10
Currency Name: kina (PGK)
Government Type: Constitutional parliamentary democracy
Languages: Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
Ethnic Breakdown: Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
Religion: Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
Major Cities: Port Moresby
Phone Country Code: 675
Health Concerns: very high risk of food, waterborne and vectorborne diseases (diarrhea, Hepatitis A, typhoid fever, dengue fever, malaria)
Official Tourism Website:
High Travel Season: no peak season
Voltage: 240 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: I
Major Holidays:
Misc Fact / Good to Know: The Hooded Pitohui is one of few poisonous birds in the world.
