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New Guinea
Located north of Australia, New Guinea is the world's second largest island.
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Why is Papua New Guinea one of the worlds most sparsely populated nation?
New Guinea has a very harsh environment and people many of whom are spread throughout the country in small primitive village environments. Their way of life is very much controlled by what living they can make directly from their surroundings and this puts a limit on the amount of people that can be supported To have populations like those in the more developed country's (even the poorest of them a lot of infrastructure needs to exist in the first place to support them. this is at present lacking in PNG, besides any wealth that either PNG or Irian jia is certainly being wroughted out of the country by either Australia or Indonesia. Indonesia is even stealing the land from the locals by chasing them into the bush.
In which hemisphere is Papua New Guinea located?
New Guinea is within the southern hemisphere and the theoretical region known as the eastern hemisphere.
What is the native animal of Papua New Guinea?
The Bird-of-Paradise is the national animal of Papua New Guinea.
The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species in this family are found on the island of New Guinea and its satellites, with a few species occurring in the Moluccas and eastern Australia.
What is the flight time from Sydney to Port Moresby Papua New Guinea?
The flight time from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to Cairns in Australia is approximately 1 hour and 38 minutes.
The total distance is approximately 843.31 km or 524 miles.
Consider getting a cruise ferry or passenger ship from Port Moresby to Cairns. Both are coastal cities and ships are less polluting than planes.
This flight time is approximate. Factors such as weather conditions could affect the flight time.
What Animals Can you eat in Papua New Guinea?
Well you can obviously eat all the meat in the supermarkets such as
- beef
- pork
- chicken
- fish
Then again there are people on the coastline that eat all seafoods, people inland that eat birds, pigs etc.
Even some people (a minority), I stress minority of people in PNG eat cats and dogs but not often as most domesticated animals are unhealthy to consume.
What geographical feature does Papua New Guinea have that New Zealand does not have?
Well there is the Owen Stanley Range, which is the southern part of the Central Mountain Range.
What do people do for jobs in papua new guinea?
Due to lack of jobs in Papua New Guinea, many citizens living in the nation's capital; Port Moresby, make a living by selling in market stalls. These stalls are usually anywhere popular to in front of homes; products range from Betelnut and cigarettes to cheap Asian products.
How do you say i love you in papua new guinea?
Malo is how you say thank you in tongan. To say thank you very much is "malo aupito".
What is the body of water separating Australia and Papua New Guinea?
The ocean is what separates australia and papua new guinea, and makes them two separate countries.
Papua new guinea is not part of australia (e.g. like an island belonging to the country)
edit. it is actually the torres strait that separates aus and png
Is papua new guinea rich or poor?
Isolation from the rest of the world( located on an island), not a lot of incoming prophet from natural resources, poor government, and underdeveloped country.
What large island country is located north of australia?
Indonesia is the closest country that located to the west of Australia. Timor Leste is also an island that is located directly to the west.
What is the Value of a papua new guinea 1975 K1 coin?
In 2009 the PNG government said it would buy back all the K1 old coins (for 1K). Looks like the K1 hasn't gone up in value. I have one of the coins.
Quote "Mr Kamit stated the bank would pay K1 for every old coin that they received."
Which island is divided between two countries - one in Asia and one in Oceania?
The island of New Guinea is divided between Papua New Guinea, which is regarded as part of region of Oceania, and Indonesia, which is part of Asia.
How many languages are spoken on New Guinea?
Yes. The official languages of Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. In addition, there are 840indigenous languages (including about 40 that are highly endangered, i.e. down to 2 or three native speakers).
How long does it take to trek the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea?
To hike the Kokoda trail, it takes about 9 days at a good pace. For more informant about the trail go to: kokodatrail.com
Why are New Guinea's people black?
The people of New Guinea are black because they have their roots in the African continent. The people of Africa are naturally black and that is why all their descendants have the same skin color.
How far from Cape York is Papua New Guinea?
There is approximately 1,199 miles away from Cape York and Papua New Guinea. A flight would take about 3 hours to complete.
What would you call a violent windstorm of wind and rain off the coast of Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea: Cyclone
Bermuda: Hurricane
Madagascar: Typhoon
Legal system in Papua New Guinea?
The legal system in Papua New Guinea is based on the common and English law.
No. New Guinea is located immediately north of Australia in the Southwest Pacific, and is the world's second largest island. It was named after Guinea in Africa, which is a totally separate country.
What is the area of Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea is ranked 61 out of 256 in largeness (Countries, Seas, Islands etc.)
Land: 452, 860 sq. km
Water: 9, 980 sq. km
TOTAL: 462, 840 sq. km
What languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea?
The official languages of Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu.
English is the language spoken within the government and the education system, but is used by only around 1-2% of the people. Tok Pisin, also known as New Guinea Pidgin or Melanesian Pidgin (even though it's not actually a pidgin), is a creole language and the most widely used. Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2% of the population, and is most common in the southern region.
The indigenous languages are grouped into Austronesian languages and non-Austronesian (or Papuan languages).
Tok Pisin, also known as New Guinea Pidgin or Melanesian Pidgin, is a creole language and the most widely used.
English is the language spoken within the government and the education system, but is used by only around 1-2% of the people. Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2% of the population, and is most common in the southern region.
English
English is one of three official languages in Papua New Guinea. It the language spoken within the government and the education system, but is used by only around 1-2% of the people.
Tok Pisin, also known as New Guinea Pidgin or Melanesian Pidgin, is a creole language and the most widely used. Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2% of the population, and is most common in the southern region.
The official language is English, and they also use Tok Pisin and about 700 different Melanesian and Paouan dialects.
There are three official languages spoken in Papua New Guinea: English, Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu. There are 848 additional individual languages spoken throughout the country. Tok Pisin is the most widely spoken of the three official languages. English is mainly used in government, with approximately 1% speakers.
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There are over 750 languages spoken in Papua New Guinea. These are mostly tribal languages spoken in specific areas of the country. The three national languages are English, Tok Pisin, and Motu. You should be able to converse in most places using English or Tok Pisin.
Are the Solomon Islands part of Papua New Guinea?
Solomon Islands is a part of Melanesia since Melanesia includes the islands of New Guinea, Vanuatu (the former New Hebrides), New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, and some smaller neighboring islands.
Is a rainbow lorikeet featured on the flag of Papua New Guinea?
No. The bird on the flag of Papua New Guinea is the Bird of Paradise.
