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Atlas-country
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Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea Papua Niugini
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English
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Papua New Guinea - Independent State of Papua New Guinea
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is occupied by the ► Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Irian Jaya). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia., and has maritime borders with ► Micronesia, ► Nauru, the ► Solomon Islands and ► Australia. In the east lies the autonomous province of ► Bougainville. Its capital, and one of its few major cities, is Port Moresby. It is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just under 6 million. It is also one of the most rural, with only 18 per cent of its people living in urban centres. The country is also one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically, and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea.
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Tok Pisin
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Papua Niugini -
Papua Niugini em i wanpela kantri bilong Pasifik, long Kontinen Osenia. Kapitol na taun bikpela tumas bilong em i Pot Mosbi.
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Short name
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Papua New Guinea
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Official name
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Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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Status
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Independent country since 1975
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Location
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Pacific Ocean
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Capital
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Port Moresby, Pot Mosby
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Population
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7,275,324 inhabitants
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Area
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462,840 square kilometres (178,700 sq mi)
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Major languages
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English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu (all official), and Indigenous Languages
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Major religions
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Protestantism, Roman Catolicism, and Traditional Religions
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More information
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Papua New Guinea, Geography of Papua New Guinea, History of Papua New Guinea and Politics of Papua New Guinea
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More images
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Papua New Guinea - Papua New Guinea (Category).
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