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- <text id=93CT1819>
- <title>
- Papua New Guinea--Travel
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- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Australia & Oceania
- Papua New Guinea
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Papua New Guinea has a tropical monsoon
- climate, although temperature varies considerably with
- elevation. In most areas, lightweight clothing is appropriate
- year round, but warmer clothes may be necessary in the
- highlands.
- </p>
- <p> Visas and customs: Tourist visas, valid for 60 days, may be
- obtained at Papua New Guinea Missions aboard for 5 kina. Tourist
- visas valid for 30 days only also are available for 5 kina upon
- arrival at the port Moresby Jackson International Airport; entry
- at any other point without a visa is prohibited. Applicants must
- have a passport valid for 6 months longer than their intended
- stay, evidence of return or onward passage, and a visa (if
- required) for the next country on their itinerary. Business
- persons or those who intend to work in Papua New Guinea must
- obtain a business visa or work permit prior to arrival. All
- visitors are required to pay a departure tax of 10 kina prior
- to their departure at Jackson Airport. Tourists' personal
- property generally is exempt from customs duty. Agriculture
- quarantine is strict, and domestic pets are refused entry. Blank
- video tapes are subject to customs duty and must be declared.
- Certain types of literature, such as some popular men's
- magazines, are defined as pornographic and are subject to
- confiscation and heavy fines.
- </p>
- <p> Currency: No restrictions are placed on bringing U.S. dollars
- into or out of Papua New Guinea. Letters of credit, travelers'
- checks, U.S. currency, and personal checks drawn on U.S. banks
- are freely negotiable. Papua New Guinea uses a decimal currency
- systems; the units are kina and toea (100 toea = 1 kina).
- </p>
- <p> Health: Health conditions in Papua New Guinea are generally
- adequate, and most serious endemic diseases are not a problem.
- Malaria, however, is endemic to the area and includes
- chloroquine resistant strains. Seek medical advice prior to
- arrival for recommended precautions. Hospitals and pharmacies
- are small and are limited to urban centers and missions.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: International telephone, telegraph,
- telex, and postal services are available.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Port Moresby has 6 weekly flights to
- Australia and two flights to Solomon Islands and Singapore.
- Continental Airlines has two flights a week to Guam with
- connections to the United States. There are weekly flights to
- Manila, and Jayapura, Indonesia. Air Niugini and several
- smaller airlines provide internal air service, and charters are
- easily arranged. Taxis and rental cars are available in the
- major towns. Bus service exists in the few areas where there
- are connecting roads. The longest road is the Highlands highway
- from Lae to Wabag and beyond. There are no railroads.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, July
- 1989.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
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