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Papua New Guinea

Also Known As Independent State of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. It was granted independence from Australia as a Commonwealth realm on 16 September 1975. Its capital is Port Moresby. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Port Moresby 2

Population

10,185,363 2

2024 census, a significant downward revision from earlier 2021 estimates of 11,781,559.

Population Estimate Year

2024 2

Area (sq km)

462,840 2

Independence or Founding Year

1975 2

Papua New Guinea was granted independence from Australia as a Commonwealth realm on 16 September 1975.

Landlocked

No 3

Income Group

Lower-Middle 4

Government Type

Constitutional Monarchy 3

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Papua New Guinea

Connections

Associated With

New Guinea Rainforest

Bordered By Water

Has Capital

Port Moresby is the capital of Papua New Guinea.

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Rivers Through Territory

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Nationals Include

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Albert Barakeina

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.

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Source Alice Murphy (Wikipedia)Lead

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Alice Murphy is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.

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Source Betty Glassey (Wikipedia)Lead

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Catherine Wimp (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

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Catherine Wimp (born 1975) is an international Papua New Guinea lawn bowler.

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Source Con Newbury (Wikipedia)Lead

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former Papua New Guinean international lawn bowler

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Source Cunera Monalua (Wikipedia)Lead

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former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Elizabeth Bure (Wikipedia)Lead

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Elizabeth Bure (born 1948) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.

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Source Geua Vada Tau (Wikipedia)Lead

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Geau Vada-Tau (born 3 May 1957) is a Papua New Guinean lawn bowler.

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Source Gladys Doyle (Wikipedia)Lead

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Iamo Ila (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Kato Ottio (Wikipedia)Lead

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was a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer

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Kundi Miki (born 1947) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.

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Source Laka Rawali (Wikipedia)Lead

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Linda Ahmat (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

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Linda Ahmat (born 1952) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.

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Source Maggie Worri (Wikipedia)Lead

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

Margaret Ramsbotham

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Source Margaret Ramsbotham (Wikipedia)Lead sentence

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Martin Seeto (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

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Martin Seeto (born 1962) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler.

Norma de la Motte

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Olive Howard (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Phyl Spyers (Wikipedia)Lead

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Piwen Karkar (Wikipedia)Lead

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Piwen Karkar (born 18 March 1995) is an international Papua New Guinea lawn bowler.

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Source Tau Nancie (Wikipedia)Lead

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

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Source Wena Piande (Wikipedia)Lead

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is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler

Origin Of

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Haus Tambaran Architecture

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that are located in Papua New Guinea

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Winged Beans are native to Papua New Guinea

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Source Wikipedia: Kula Ringopening definition and description sectionstier 3

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Kula, also known as the Kula exchange or Kula ring, is a ceremonial exchange system conducted in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

Location Of

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Papua New Guinea (1969, 1991, 2015)

Site Of

Bank of Papua New Guinea

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Found There

Western white-eared giant rat

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It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

White-bellied mosaic-tailed rat

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It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

White-bellied moss mouse

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endemic to Papua New Guinea

Wollaston's roundleaf bat

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Doryrhina wollastoni (Mammal Diversity Database)Taxon page, Country distribution, Papua New Guinea

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Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

Woodlark cuscus

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The Woodlark cuscus (Phalanger lullulae) is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae endemic to Papua New Guinea, specifically on Madau and Woodlark Island, a part of the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

Yellow Crazy Ant

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Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat

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Source Mammal Diversity Database: Saccolaimus flaviventris - Mammal Diversity DatabaseCountry distribution, Papua New Guinea

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Country distribution Australia · Papua New Guinea

Ziegler's water rat

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native to the mountains Papua New Guinea

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Sources

1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.

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2. Papua New Guinea (Wikipedia)

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Infobox
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Infobox, capital
Port Moresby
Infobox, area
462,840 km2
Demographics section, 2024
10,185,363 (2024 census), distinct from earlier 2021 estimates of 11,781,559
History section, independence
Papua New Guinea was granted independence as a Commonwealth realm in 1975.
Lead section
Papua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.

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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Papua New Guinea

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)

Geography, Coastline
5,152 km
Government, Government type
parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm

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4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level

World Bank Open DataCountry record PNG, incomeLevel

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"name": "Papua New Guinea", "region": { "id": "EAS", "iso2code": "Z4", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific" }, "adminregion": { "id": "EAP", "iso2code": "4E", "value": "East Asia \u0026 Pacific (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }

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Wikidata: Papua New Guinea

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New Guinea (Wikipedia)

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The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea.

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