Key facts
Official Name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Capital City: Port Moresby
Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy with
parliamentary democracy
Head of Government: Prime Minister Peter O'Neill
Head of State: Governor General Sir Robert Dadae
representing Queen Elizabeth II
Official Languages: English; Pidgin English; Motu spoken in
Papua region; 839 indigenous languages
Area: 462,840 sq. km/178,704 sq. mi
Population: 6,909,700
Religion: Roman Catholic 26%; Evangelical Lutheran 18%; and Seventh Day Adventist 13%;
Pentecostal 10.4%; United Church 10.3%; Other Christian faiths 9.7%; Evangelical Alliance 5.9%;
Anglican 3.2%; Baptist 2.8%; Other religious groups 0.7%.
Currency: Kina (PGK)
Number of Time Zones: 1
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) plus 10 hrs; Eastern Standard Time (EST)
plus 15 hrs.
Weights and Measures: Metric system
Country Domain: .pg
Country Tel Code: 675
For quick access to entry details, consult:
Immigration & Citizenship Authority (ICA)
For those looking to arrange a call or remote meeting with someone in Papua New Guinea:
World Time Buddy: Port Moresby
Please continue to seek advice from your company's immigration resources and to monitor security and health alerts.
