Papua New Guinea is our nearest neighbour. Although it is very close to Australia, the country, the people and the way of life are very different from ours. Papua New Guinea lies just north of Australia and occupies the eastern part of the big island of New Guinea as well as hundreds of smaller islands.Papua New Guinea is a diverse land of exotic plants and animals, great rivers and mountains. Most of the people live in isolated villages and there are more than 800 languages spoken. Like Australia, Papua New Guinea is a democracy. It is also a developing country. Australia is the biggest aid donor and is helping in important areas such as health, law and order and administration.Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum the Mac Australia Topics books combine brilliant photography and visual literacy elements with authoritative text matched to students' reading ability.Text Type: Information Report & Reading age: 9.5-12 yrs .