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Papua New Guinea (or , in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini), officially 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 a part of Indonesia provinces of Papua and West Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia. Its capital, and one of its few major cities, is Port Moresby. It is one of... full article at wikipedia

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  • -5.9054
  • 147.40796
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  • 462,840.0km²
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  • PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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  • 598
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  • PNG
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  • PG
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  • PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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  • PP
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  • Dec 1, 1973
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  • 5,795,887
  • Jul 2007
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