Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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- Names
Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
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
- Place Type
- nation
- Description
- 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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- Source
- Britannica Book of the Year (1991); Britannica Book of the Year (1993); CIA, World Fact Book (1999); Cambridge World Gazetteer (1988); Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990); Cassell's French Dictionary (1981); Cassell's Spanish Dictionary (1978); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Engels Woordenboek (1987); ISO Country Codes (1996); ISO Handbook (1982); ISO Handbook (1988); NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998); NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999); Rand McNally Atlas (1994)...
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