Amazing Facts About Papua New Guinea || पापुआ न्यू गिनी देश के रोचक तथ्य

Papua New Guinea is one of the few regions close to the equator that experience snowfall, which occurs in the most elevated parts of the mainland. The people of Papua New Guinea are very diverse. Over five and a half million people speak around seven hundred languages.

People in Papua New Guinea once practice cannibalism;they hang their enemies heads as decorations.
The world’s only known poisonous bird, the Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) is native to Papua New Guinea.
The island is one of the least explored countries in the world due to its dense rainforest, and there are many undiscovered species. Children make up almost half of Papua New Guinea’s largely rural population. The population is estimated at 6.2 million.Transportation by air is extensive; there are few roads. Papua New Guinea is the most heterogeneous nations in the world. There are hundreds of ethnic groups indigenous to Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea has only 18 per cent of its people living in urban centres.
European traders, adventurers and gold explorers visited in the 16th and 17th centuries, but land claims did not begin until 1828, when the Dutch took control of the western half of New Guinea, now Irian Jaya.

Prior to WW II, Papua New Guinea was two separate territories. The territory of Papua was a British colony until 1884, and was later ceded to Australia to administer. Following the WW2, and the expulsion of Japanese forces, the two territories were amalgamated into one, which became known as the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.
Staples include starchy vegetables (wild sago, breadfruit, yams, taro, sweet potatoes, and rice) complemented by wild greens, several varieties of bananas, and coconuts, mango, and other fruits.

Villagers cook two meals a day, boiling or roasting the food. Earth ovens are dug on ceremonial grounds for special occasions. Papua New Guinea is renowned for ceremonial occasions at which hundreds of pigs or other valuables are distributed to guests. Competitive feasting (“fighting with food”) between big men and chiefs features oratory, dancing, singing, drumming, and feasting that go on for days, along with the payment of bride-prices and other exchanges. The world’s only known poisonous bird, the Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) is native to Papua New Guinea.
The island is one of the least explored countries in the world due to its dense rainforest, and there are many undiscovered species.
Port Moresby, also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea


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