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  3. www.britannica.com › place › Papua-New-GuineaPapua New Guinea | Culture, History, & People | Britannica

    2 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Papua New Guinea, an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea, the world’s second largest island; the Bismarck Archipelago; Bougainville and Buka; and small offshore islands and atolls. The capital is Port Moresby.

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      Papua New Guinea’s rate of population growth tends to be...

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      Papua New Guinea - Colonization, Melanesia, Pacific: Malay...

  4. www.nytimes.com › papua-new-guinea-landslideWhat We Know About the Papua New Guinea Landslide

    2 days ago · Experts say that youth unemployment is a big issue for Papua New Guinea, with nearly two-thirds of its population estimated to be under 25. Jin Yu Young reports on South Korea, the Asia Pacific ...

  5. www.cia.gov › countries › papua-new-guineaPapua New Guinea - The World Factbook

    May 22, 2024 · Papua New Guinea. East and Southeast Asia. Page last updated: May 22, 2024. Photos of Papua New Guinea. view 10 photos. Introduction. Background. Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; the western half is part of Indonesia. PNG was first settled between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago.

  6. www.cnn.com › 2024/05/28 › asiaPapua New Guinea landslide: satellite imagery shows scale of ...

    1 day ago · Papua New Guinea is home to around 10 million people. Its vast mountainous terrain and lack of roads have made it difficult to access the affected area. Miok Michael, a local community leader ...

  7. edition.cnn.com › 2024/05/26 › worldMore than 670 people feared dead after Papua New Guinea ...

    4 days ago · A Pacific nation home to around 10 million people, Papua New Guinea is rich in resources. But its economy has long trailed those of its neighbors, and it has one of the highest crime rates in the ...

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  9. www.nytimes.com › papua-new-guinea-landslidePapua New Guinea Landslide Has Buried 2,000 People, Officials Say

    3 days ago · May 27, 2024. Leer en español. More than 2,000 people were buried alive in the landslide that smothered a Papua New Guinea village and work camp on Friday in the country’s remote northern...

  10. www.britannica.com › place › New-GuineaNew Guinea | History, People, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    6 days ago · New Guinea, island of the eastern Malay Archipelago, in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Australia. New Guinea’s western half comprises the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, and its eastern half comprises the major part of Papua New Guinea, an independent country since 1975.

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