NTM in Papua New GuineaDue to the more than 700 indigenous language groups in the country and the personnel necessary to accomplish the task of reaching them, New Tribes Mission has divided the country into 4 regions. These do not necessarily follow political boundaries, they are simply how NTM has divided up the country for logistical purposes. New Tribes Mission also has a headquarters for the whole field located in the Highlands Region.
Since we work at the school for missionaries children, located at the headquarters, as well as Tribal Supply, which supplies the Highlands and some of the Madang missionaries, our home is also at the headquarters. |
Papua New Guinea
Fast Facts
Land area: 174,405sq mi
Population (2007 est.): 5,795,887
Infant mortality: 5%
Life expectancy: 65.6;
Population per sq mi: 33
Largest City: Port Moresby, 324,900
Monetary unit: Kina
Languages: National Language: Tok Pisin: English 1%–2%; Other indigenous languages 715
Religions: Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
Literacy rate: 66% (2003 est.)
Unemployment: up to 80% in urban areas (2005).
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 3 (2000).
Paved Highways: total: 425 Miles (686 km)
International Airlines: 2
Telephone Companies: 1
Television Stations: 1 EMTV
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