Destination
Papua New Guinea
Oceania · Port Moresby
Safety advisory
Exercise a high degree of caution
When to go
Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.
Public holidays
National holidays — closures and days off.
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026
Fri · in 87d
Boxing Day
St. Stephen's Day
December 26, 2026
Sat · in 88d
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
Fri · in 94d
Good Friday
March 26, 2027
Fri · in 178d
Holy Saturday
March 27, 2027
Sat · in 179d
Easter Sunday
March 28, 2027
Sun · in 180d
Easter Monday
March 29, 2027
Mon · in 181d
Queen's Birthday
June 14, 2027
Mon · in 258d
UNESCO sites
1UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.
- Kuk Early Agricultural Site2008Cultural
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Kuk Swamp is an archaeological site in Papua New Guinea, that lies in the Wahgi Valley of the highlands at an altitude of about 1,550 metres (5,090 ft) some 12–13 kilometres (7.5–8.1 mi) northeast of Mount Hagen, the capital of Western Highlands Province. The swamp developed in a former lake basin, as it was filled by an alluvial fan or deposits of water-transported material. Archaeological evidence for early agricultural drainage systems was found here, beginning about 9,000 years ago. It includes draining ditches of three major classes, which were used to convert the area to an anthropogenic grassland. The native crop taro was grown here.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Car rental & driving
Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.
Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.
Health
Internet
Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.
Prices
About the country
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Continent
- Oceania
- Population
- 8,606,316
- Area
- 462,840 km²
- Currency
- Kina · PGK
- Time zone
- 00:02UTC+10
- Sockets
- I
- Emergency
- 000police110fire
- Calling code
- +675
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, meu, Tok Pisin
- Borders
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
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