Best Car Rental Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is a country located in Oceania, on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, bordering Indonesia. The capital of the country is Port Moresby and the official language is English, however over 850 languages are spoken in the country, the most popular being Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu. The official currency is the Papua New Guinean Kina and the time zone is Australian Eastern Standard Time, which is 10 hours ahead of GMT.

Sport is a major part of Papua New Guinean culture, with the most popular sport in the country being rugby league. This is supported passionately throughout the country and is often thought to be a replacement for the tribal warfare that used to occur throughout the country decades ago. The Papua New Guinean rugby league team is supported throughout the country and has participated in all of the Rugby League World Cups so far. Other popular sports include; soccer, Aussie Rules football and rugby union.

The main tourist attractions in Papua New Guinea are based around diving and surfing. Papua New Guinea is considered one of the best location for diving in the world, with many coral reefs, all of which are healthy and untainted. As well as these there are also many wrecked World War II boats and aircraft that can be used as diving spots. In terms of surfing the best locations are Hula Beach, located near Port Moresby, Milne Bay and East New Britain, all of which can be surfed from June until late September.

The climate in Papua New Guinea is a tropical one, with a monsoon season from December to March and May to October. The temperature in the summer months is an average of 26C, where as in the colder months the temperature is around 18C.

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