The State in Oceania, occupies the eastern part of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands Bismarck Archipelago (Admiralty Islands, St. Mattayas, New Britain and New Ireland), the northern part of the Solomon Islands (island of Bougainville, Buka and Tauu atoll), D'Antrkasto Islands, an archipelago Luiziada (Long Reef, Tagula, Russell and others), as well as more than 200 other small islands and reefs. This is the last land in verenitse islands, extending towards the coast of Australia from Southeast Asia.
In the north, washed by the Pacific, in the northeast - Novogvineyskim sea, in the east - the Solomon Sea, and to the south - Coral and Arafura seas. It borders with Indonesia in the west (the length of the land border of about 820 km), Solomon Islands to the east (about 30 km) and Australia in the south (about 160 km to the island Moa, the boundaries with Australia and the Solomon Sea).

TIME PAPUA NEW GUINEA
ahead of Moscow on 7 and 8 hours.

PEOPLE PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The total population of about 5.6 million people.
Ethnic composition of the population is very cosmopolitan. The indigenous inhabitants of Papua New Guinea are divided into four regional, cultural and political groups - Papua, or as they are not quite rightly called us - papuasy (inhabit southern); mountain peoples (northern New Guinea); Islanders (for the most part -- Representatives of Melanesian nations) and from other countries.

CLIMATE PAPUA NEW GUINEA
In Papua New Guinea, there are two main seasons. When vnutritropicheskoy convergence zone moves to the south, seizing territory in January-February, the kind dominated northern and western winds in some northern parts of different rhumb winds caused heavy rains in January-April. From May to August is kept relatively cool weather, and from vnutritropicheskoy convergence zone, which is located in June-July north of the equator, blow sustained strong south-easterly winds, bringing rainfall. Rain fell in southern New Britain, in the Gulf of Papua, on the southern slopes of the Central Range and in the east of Huon Peninsula. In this time of year for the rest of New Guinea, including the coastal lowlands around Port Moresby, south-west coast and central mountains, is dry weather, successive variable from September to December.

HOLIDAY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
In Papua New Guinea are the most exciting places to dive. It is believed that the fauna of the seas twice richer fauna of the Red Sea and five times richer than the fauna of the Caribbean Sea. Infinite variety of places dives: barrier reefs, coral walls, coral atolls, seaweed fields, remnants of ships, aircraft, tanks and other equipment from the Second World War.
Some resorts are in high mountain regions, they focused, mainly on trekking and excursions to the jungle and outlying villages.

WHAT PRIVEZTI OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The most popular purchases - carved ritual masks and statuettes from Angorama and Sepika; basket of beech; arrows, bows and decorative axes; products from crocodile skin from Trobriandsa; pottery and local works of art.

POINTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
In the capital - University, the historic city center, which is simply called Town, located on the peninsula serving at sea, at the very end of which rises the hill Paga height of almost 100 meters from which offer a view of the city.
Along the northern shore of Town stretches port, the park occupies the southern coast Ela Beach. The central part of Town - a local City, preserved buildings here late XIX century. The oldest building in Port Moresby is considered Ela unified church, built in 1890. Here are the most modern and Office buildings and the most chic hotel.
In the northern part of the city (District Waigani), most government buildings are located. There is also a Parliament House, built in 1984, a large sports complex built for the South Pacific Games held in Port Moresby in 1991.
Near the Parliament building is the National Museum, where the materials are widely represented in nature, ethnography, culture and history of Papua New Guinea.
National Botanical Park is the main attraction of Port Moresby - in addition to a huge number of plants from all over the country, this garden is a true avian paradise, there corner, executed in the form of maps country, in every part of this peculiar cards collected plants from the corresponding part of the island.
The islands thousands of kilometres of lagoons, reefs, underwater plateau, with the unique underwater world and sunk ships as the Great Geographic Open era, and the Second World War.

KITCHEN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Cooking Papua New Guinea is very diverse: cod "baramundi", wrapped in banana leaves, roasted chestnuts and fresh fruit. "Mumu" (Mumu) - a traditional dish in which mixed pork, sweet potatoes, rice and greens, "bugandi" (a simple soup with egg), "score-bif" (roast beef with rice), in all types of fish, " kokoda "(fish in coconut sauce)," Peace-count-but-reys "(fish with rice)," hula "(fried crab meat with kolokaziey), as well as dozens of species of wild meat dishes.
A typical dish is considered to be all kinds of salads and curry with "abika" - kind of edible plant gibiskusovyh. As a side dish most commonly used sorghum, yams, kolokaziya, maniokovoe Sago (tapioca) and an indispensable figure for the region.

RELIGION PAPUA NEW GUINEA
In Papua - New Guinea religious outlooks always played and continue to play an important role. Animisticheskie beliefs deeply ingrained in the minds of many people, like the belief in sorcery magic act, which serves to regulate social relations.
The largest Protestant denomination - the Lutheran and United Church of Papua - New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Over the past 20 years have made significant strides new Evangelical community, in particular, one of the largest Pentecostal organizations - the Assembly of God.

HOLIDAYS PAPUA NEW GUINEA
January 1 - New Year;
Aprelya/13 April 21 - Good Friday;
Aprelya/16 April 24 - Easter;
June 12 - Queen's Birthday.
July 23 - Day Pominoveniya;
September 16 - Nezavismosti Day and Constitution;
December 25 - Christmas;
December 26 - Yule.
In addition, there are many regional festivals throughout the year

TRANSPORTATION PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Features of Papua New Guinea terrain made it difficult road construction. So far there were no railways, and there is no communication between the major cities of the country. Of all the roads in Papua New Guinea only 3.5 per cent of them are paved.
The main modes of transport in the country water and air.

VISA IN PAPUA NEW GVINEYU
In Russia there is no representation of this country, so documents on visa is required in the Australian embassy consular department or the nearest consulate forward Papua - New Guinea, which is Brussels, or in the consular department High Commission of Papua - New Guinea in London.
To make this should submit the following documents:
-- Passport, valid, is not less than twelve months from the date of entry into the country;
-- Photocopy the first page of the passport with the applicant;
-- Completed in English and signed personally by the applicant questionnaire. Children are included in the passport of parents are required to complete a separate form;
-- 2 color photographs 3.5 x4, 5 cm without corners and ovals, at the light background;
-- Originals and photocopies of tickets in both parties;
-- A copy of the booking confirmation hotel (fax or Internet bookings) or a copy of an invitation from the host side. At the invitation should contain the following information: dates and destination, name, passport number and telephone Invitee, data on the host side. Also receiving party must declare that assumes the financial and other responsibility for the applicant's stay in the country. Another copy of an invitation by the host country should provide an MFA in the country;
-- The financial viability of the evidence, which included extracts from bank accounts, certificates of buying currency at the rate of $ 500 per person per week;
-- A receipt confirming payment of visa fee (if the visa is arranged directly through the Consulate of Papua - New Guinea).

The tenure of Papua New Guinea on a tourist visa is 60 days.
Filing of documents produced in the department of immigration visas and Australian embassies 09.30 to 12.00 from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).
The standard tourist visa registration deadline - ranging from two weeks up to 1 month.
Consular registration fee for a tourist visa at the moment is 35 dollars. If the visa is arranged through the Visa Section, Embassy of Australia, the collection is paid when crossing borders.

Embassies
Embassy of Papua New Guinea in the Russian Federation no.
Russian Embassy in Papua New Guinea does not.

Australian Embassy in Moscow
Address 109028, Moscow, Podkolokolny lane, d. 10 A / 2
Phone (+7 095) 956 6070 or (+7 095) 956 6075
Fax (+7 095) 956 6170
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