Category Archives: Oceania

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Oceania Prehistory and History

Oceania is rightly called the youngest continent; it is the one that was most recently inhabited by humans, most recently discovered and colonized by Europeans and then only partially decolonized. Oceania (Prehistory and History – The Alien Ships) European notions of a large, as yet unknown continent, Terra Australis Incognita, lured from the early 1500’s.… Read More »

Papua New Guinea Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official languages ​​are English, Tok Pisin and Hiri Motu; there are also over 700 Papuan languages ​​and languages ​​of the various minorities. This makes Papua New Guinea the country with the greatest linguistic diversity in the world. Tok Pisin, also known as Pidgin English, New Guinea Pidgin or Melanesian Pidgin, is the most… Read More »

Palau Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official languages ​​are English and Palau in all states except Sonsoral (the official languages ​​are English and Sonsoralese), Tobi (the official languages ​​are English and Tobi), and Angaur (the official languages ​​are English, Japanese, and Angaurian). Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 03/15/2022 Youth Day 05/06/2022 Senior Citizens Day 05/27/2022 memorial day 06/09/2022… Read More »

Northern Mariana Islands Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official languages ​​are English, Chamorro and Caroline. Japanese and Korean are also spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/08/2022 Commonwealth Day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 05/30/2022 memorial day 04.07.2022 Independence Day 05.09.2022 Labor Day 11/04/2022 Citizenship Day 11/11/2022 Veterans Day 11/24/2022 Thanksgiving day 09.12.2022 Constitution Day 12/25/2022 Christmas Source: Top-mba-universities.com (a) Variations are possible… Read More »

Niue Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Niuean and English. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/02/2022 Takai commission holiday 06.02.2022 Waitangi day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 04/18/2022 easter monday 04/25/2022 ANZAC Day 06/06/2022 Queen’s birthday 12/25/2022 Christmas 12/26/2022 Christmas Source: Top-mba-universities.com Duty free shopping Overview The following items can be brought into Niue duty-free (persons aged 18 and over): 200 cigarettes… Read More »

New Caledonia Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language is French. 33 Polynesian and Melanesian languages ​​as well as English are spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 04/18/2022 easter monday 05/01/2022 Labor Day 05/08/2022 day of the victory 05/26/2022 Ascension of Christ 06/06/2022 Whit Monday 07/14/2022 anniversary of the storming of the Bastille 08/15/2022 Assumption Day 09/24/2022 Day of… Read More »

New Zealand Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official languages ​​are English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 06.02.2022 Waitangi day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 04/18/2022 easter monday 04/25/2022 ANZAC Day 06/06/2022 Queen’s birthday 10/24/2022 Labor Day 12/25/2022 Christmas 12/26/2022 Christmas Source: Top-mba-universities.com Each region also has its own national holiday. Duty free shopping Overview The following… Read More »

Nauru Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview Official languages ​​are Nauruan and English. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/31/2022 Independence Day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 04/18/2022 easter monday 04/19/2022 Tuesday after Easter 05/17/2022 Constitution Day 09/25/2022 National Youth Day 10/26/2022 angam day 12/25/2022 Christmas 12/26/2022 Christmas Source: Top-mba-universities.com Duty free shopping Overview The following items can be brought into Nauru duty-free:… Read More »

Micronesia Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official language and lingua franca is English. Micronesian and Polynesian languages ​​are also spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 01/11/2022 Kosrae founding day 01/18/2022 Lelu Memorial Day 03/01/2022 Yap day 03/31/2022 Day of Micronesian Culture and Tradition 04/15/2022 Good Friday 05/10/2022 Constitution Day 06/01/2022 Arbor Day 06/06/2022 Malem Remembrance Day 07/20/2022 Utwe… Read More »

Marshall Islands Shopping, Embassy and Communication

Language Overview The official languages ​​are English and Marshallese. Polynesian languages ​​and Japanese are also spoken. Public Holidays 01/01/2022 New Year 03/01/2022 Memorial Day 04/15/2022 Good Friday 05/01/2022 Constitution Day 07/01/2022 day of fishermen 09/02/2022 Riberjal Day (Labor Day) 09/30/2022 Manit Day (Day of Culture) 11/17/2022 Kamolol Day (Thanksgiving) 02.12.2022 gospel day 12/25/2022 Christmas Source:… Read More »

Papua New Guinea Population

In terms of population, Papua New Guinea is the largest country in Oceania. The growth rate is 2-3% per year. OK. 78% of the inhabitants are Papuans, another 20% are various tribes of Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians. There are also a small number of Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, Australo-Europeans. The local version of the pidgin (English-Chinese dialect)… Read More »

French Polynesia Cities and Resorts

Bora The pearl of the Pacific, Bora Bora, so named because of its mother-of-pearl lagoon, is a mountain range with three peaks, the highest point of which Otemanu reaches 727 meters. The rich nature of these places endowed the island with clear waters and created small islands around the main island, called motu. On one… Read More »

Australia Morphology

Australia is one of the most uniform regions in the world, considering its size: and this is all the more surprising, as it is flanked to the north and east by two of the most disturbed regions of the earth’s crust. In New Guinea there are in fact two zones of active volcanoes, numerous traces… Read More »

Coral Atoll East Rennell (World Heritage)

Located in the South Pacific, 86 km long and 15 km wide, Rennell Island is the world’s largest coral atoll rising above sea level. East Rennell reaches heights of up to 1000 m. A specialty is Lake Tegano, whose brackish water contains numerous endemic animal species. The atoll, hardly changed by human hands, is covered… Read More »

New Zealand Brief History

After my six-week round trip on the North and South Islands, when I drove about 4,500 kilometers by rental car (in left-hand traffic), traveled just over 1,000 kilometers by local buses and walked almost 400 kilometers, I can state that New Zealand is a very beautiful land and is easy to travel in. Here there… Read More »

Australia and Oceania

State organization of Australia Australia is a federal parliamentary monarchy within the Commonwealth. The head of state is the Queen of England. The state of Australia comprises 6 states and two territories, each with its own administration. Population distribution and development With a population density of around 2.5 residents / km², Australia is one of… Read More »

MBA in New Zealand

Thanks to its outstanding scenic beauty and numerous natural wonders, New Zealand is not only attracting more and more tourists and backpackers. The number of students venturing to the other side of the world for an MBA in New Zealand is also increasing. Reasons for the MBA in New Zealand New Zealand has a world… Read More »