Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG; , ; ; ), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. This followed nearly 60
Israel–Papua New Guinea relations have been analysed by Florida International University religious studies professor Tudor Parfitt. The Huli culture of Hela people in Papua New Guinea is also reportedly similar to Jewish culture. Israel–Papua New Guinea relations Israel–Papua New Guinea relations are diplomatic and other relations between the State of Israel and Papua New Guinea. Israel and Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations in 1978, about 3 years after Papua New Guinea was granted independence. Israel's ambassador to Australia acts as non-resident ambassador to Papua New Guinea. While Papua New Guinea does not have an embassy in Israel, it has a consulate in Ramat