Papua New Guinea



Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is a part of the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia. The capital is Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries on Earth.

NamePapua New Guinea
Top Level Domain
.pg
Alpha2 CodePG
Alpha3 CodePNG
Calling Codes
675
CapitalPort Moresby
Alt Spellings
PG
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
RegionOceania
SubregionMelanesia
Population8083700
Latlng
-6
147
DemonymPapua New Guinean
Area462840
Gini50.9
Timezones
UTC+10:00
Borders
IDN
Native NamePapua Niugini
Numeric Code598
Currencies
CodePGK
NamePapua New Guinean kina
SymbolK
Languages
Iso639_1en
Iso639_2eng
NameEnglish
Native NameEnglish
Translations
DePapua-Neuguinea
EsPapúa Nueva Guinea
FrPapouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Jaパプアニューギニア
ItPapua Nuova Guinea
BrPapua Nova Guiné
PtPapua Nova Guiné
NlPapoea-Nieuw-Guinea
HrPapua Nova Gvineja
Faپاپوآ گینه نو
Flaghttps://restcountries.eu/data/png.svg
Regional Blocs
CiocPNG

Cities

Port Moresby

Weather Icon

Destinations

Panasia Island

Port Moresby Nature Park

Adventure Park PNG

Amelia Earhart Memorial

Astrolabe Bay

Bagana

Baluan Island

Bam Island

Bamus Volcano

Beehives Discovery Tours

Bewani Mountains

Billy Mitchell

Bita Paka War Cemetery

Black Cat Track

Blanche Bay

Blup Blup Island

Bola

Bomana War Cemetery

Bootless Inlet

Cape Nelson

Dagadaga Bonarua Island

Daiwari Island

Dampier Strait

Daugo Island

Deboyne Islands

Dobu Island

Doini Island

Duchateau Islands

Duchess Island

Duke Of York Islands

Egum Atoll

Ela Beach

Fly Islands

Gazelle Peninsula

Great Papuan Plateau

Hansa Bay

Hindenburg Range

Huon Gulf

Kadovar Island

Kaileuna

Kimbe Bay

Kokoda Track

Kokopo War Museum

Kuk Swamp

Kwato Island

Lababia

Lae War Cemetery

Lake Kutubu

Lake Loloru

Lake Piunde

Loloata Island

Lusancay Islands And Reefs

Machine Gun Beach

Massim Museum

Matupi

McAdam National Park

Mosque Hohola

Mount Balbi

Mount Bosavi

Mount Giluwe

Mount Hagen

Mount Kabangama

Mount Lunaman

Mount Taron

Mount Victory

Mount Wilhelm

Nakanai Mountains

Ninigo Islands

Niugini Dive Adventures

Nukumanu Islands

Nusa Island

Oro Bay

Panapompom Island

Panasesa Island

Papua New Guinea National Museum And Art Gallery

Quessant Island

Rabaul Caldera

Rainforest Habitat

Rogeia Island

Saint Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Samarai Island

Sepik River

Siar

Simpson Harbour

Sirinumu Dam

Star Mountains

Tabad Island

Tari Gap

Tavurvur

Timper River

Touaguba Hill

Tuam Island

Tufi Harbour

Ulawun

Varirata National Park

Vulcan

Watom Island

Western Islands

Yuo Island



Visa on arrival is availabel for passport holders from American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City State), Hong Kong (SAR), Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Korea (South), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (SAR), Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia  , Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Peru, Philippines  , Poland, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Kingdom (British Citizen Passport), United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and all Dutch, French, New Zealand and US territories. The visa costs around US$40 and is valid for 60 days.

Everyone else will need to arrange a visa in advance at a Papua New Guniea Embassy.

If you do not need a visa you need to enter at one of the following entry points or you need to have a visa arranged in advance;

Jackson`s International Airport
Daru
(Vanimo) Wutung
Kagamuga Airport, Mt Hagen


Papua New Guinea visa information

Papua New Guinea Missions

Papua New Guinea Immigration


Note: Please confirm details with embassy because policies do change with time




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