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Papua New Guinea
Education
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Climate: |
Papua New
Guinea's climate is tropical, as one would expect in a
country located just south of the Equator. December to
March is the wet season, although occasional rain falls
year-round. |
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Language: |
Papua New
Guinea is linguistically the most complex nation of the
world. Over 800 languages are spoken in this Pacific
country as summarized in Ethnologue: Languages of the
World. In cooperation with the PNG Department of
Education since 1956, research has been carried out in
more than 389 languages. |
| Currency: |
The kina (ISO 4217 code: PGK) is the
currency of Papua New Guinea. It is divided in 100 toea.
The kina was introduced on 19 April 1975, replacing the
Australian dollar at par. |
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Visas: |
http://www.papua-new-guinea.visahq.com |
| Population: |
PNG's population in 2009 is estimated at
6.6 million and is growing by an annual average rate of
2.7% (2000 Census). About 40% of PNG's total population
is under 15 years old (2000 Census). |
| Capital City: |
Port Moresby is the capital and largest
city of Papua New Guinea (PNG). It is located on the
shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast
of the island of New Guinea. |
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