Time Zone |
Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Pacific/Port_Moresby |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+10 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in west-central Africa, consisting of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the surrounding islets, with the capital, São Tomé, located in the northeastern part of São Tomé. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 kilometers from the African continent, the country was colonized by Portugal in the 15th century and became independent in 1975, with Portuguese as the official language and an economy based on agriculture (cocoa, palm oil) and tourism. It should be noted that "Java" is not a city or region of the country; Java is the main island of Indonesia, with cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, and has nothing to do with São Tomé and Príncipe, possibly due to a confusion of names.
Nadzab is a major town in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, about 40 kilometers northwest of Lae, at the entrance to the Markham Valley, a key link between the Highlands and the coast. A World War II heritage site, Nadzab was once an important Allied airbase, and today its Nadzab Airport is the second largest in Morobe province, carrying domestic flights and helping to export local agricultural products such as coffee and cocoa. Surrounded by a tropical rainforest climate and an economy based on agriculture and air logistics, Nadzab is an important transit point for trade between the interior and the coast of PNG, and is characterized by a combination of natural ecology and historical and cultural attractions.