Papua New Guinea: Holidays Papua New Guinea: Country Manners Men’s houses The men’s house generally represents the largest house or the largest structure within the villages. We are describing a men’s house in the middle Sepik of the Latmul tribe, as this is the most well known. In front of the centrally located men’s house…
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General Information about Papua New Guinea
The official name is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The area is 462.84 thousand km2, the population is 5.3 million people. (2003). The official language is English. The capital is Port Moresby (325 thousand inhabitants, 2003). Public holiday – Independence Day September 16 (1975). The monetary unit…