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Oceania > Papua New Guinea

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Background:

The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives.

Borders:

Indonesia 820 km

Population:

5,931,769

GDP per capita:

$943.06 per capita

Capital with population:

Port Moresby - 250,000

Largest city with population:

Port Moresby - 250,000

Alternative names:

Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea, new guinea, papua n.g.


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Maps of Papua New Guinea

Wau, PNG
Wau, PNG
New Guinea Operations, January 1943 - February 1944
New Guinea Operations, January 1943 - February 1944
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Provisional Map of the Rainfall Distribution in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago
Provisional Map of the Rainfall Distribution in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago
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