Papua New Guinea

Broader Places
Oceania (199481), New Guinea (3400)

Narrower Places
Manus (Papua New Guinea) (346), Bougainville (Papua New Guinea) (299), New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) (239), Milne Bay (Papua New Guinea) (165), Eastern Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (110), Enga (Papua New Guinea) (52), Madang (Papua New Guinea) (49), East Sepik (Papua New Guinea) (42), Gulf (Papua New Guinea) (40), Southern Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (34), Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (25), Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea) (23), New Britain (Papua New Guinea) (15), Morobe (Papua New Guinea) (12), National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) (4), Chimbu (Papua New Guinea) (1), West New Britain (Papua New Guinea) (1), West Sepik (Papua New Guinea) (1)

Place Type  nation
Other Place Types
primary political unit, independent sovereign nation, territory

Alternative Terms
Independent State of Papua New Guinea; Papouasie-Nouvelle Guinée; Papua-Neuguinea; Papua Nueva Guinea; Papua-Nieuwguinea; Papua-Nova Guiné; PNG; PG; ISO598; PP00; Territory of Papua and New Guinea; Papua New Guinean

Latitude  -6.000
Longitude  147.000

Occupies eastern half of New Guinea island; largely tropical with thick forests & exotic flora & fauna; inhabited by many tribes representing hundreds of linguistic groups; sighted by Portuguese in 16th cen.; claimed by Britain & Australia in 19th cen.; official language is English, though pidgin English & many indigenous languages are also spoken.

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