Interesting facts about Papua New Guinea. 1. Archaeological evidence suggests humans first arrived in Papua New Guinea by island-hopping over the Indonesian archipelago from Asia around 60,000 years ago. (Source: Lonely Planet) 2. Papua New Guinea used to be part of a prehistoric supercontinent called Sahul.

04/02/2022 · current situation: Papua New Guinea is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; women and children are subjected to sex trafficking and domestic servitude; families may sell girls into forced marriages to settle debts, leaving them vulnerable to forced domestic service; local and Chinese men are …

10/03/2021 · Papua New Guinea has a 288,000 square kilometres rainforest, third in line after the Amazon Rainforest and the Congo Rainforest. One of the best little known facts about Papua New Guinea is that there’s plenty of opportunity for adventure! 4. PNG is home to one of the world’s very few poisonous birds

Papua New Guinea sits the point of collision of several major tectonic plates. It is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is because of this that Papua New Guinea experiences frequent earthquakes, tsunamis, and even volcanic eruptions. 4. Papua New Guinea Is The Best Place To See Tree Kangaroos

Papua New Guinea boasts of over 850 different languages and approximately 1000 different cultures. It is definitely one of the most diverse country in the world. To put this into perspective the land mass of PNG is about 462 840 square kilometres with over 600 Islands and a population of just over 7 million people.

Papua New Guinea Facts. 1. It is home to the world’s most number of spoken languages estimated to over 850. Papua New Guinea (PNG) has 3 official main languages such as English, Hiri Motu, and Tok Pisin. However, with a diverse group of ethnicity scattered to its 600 islands, it has over 850 distinct languages.

11/01/2018 · Papua New Guinea is home to 12 percent of the world’s languages. It is estimated over 800 languages are spoken, although many have fewer than 1000 speakers. The official languages are English, Tok Pisin, and Hiri Motu. Culture . Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse regions in the world.

Papua New Guinea is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The official name of the country is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea the second largest island in the world. As well as the mainland, PNG also encompasses

At 462,840 km 2 (178,704 sq mi), Papua New Guinea is the world's 54th largest country and the 3rd largest island country. Papua New Guinea is part of the Australasian realm, which also includes Australia, New Zealand, eastern Indonesia, and several Pacific island groups, including the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.