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Papua New Guinea (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 06 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -6.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 147 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 147.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Occupies eastern half of New Guinea island; largely tropical with thick forests and exotic flora and fauna; inhabited by many tribes representing hundreds of linguistic groups; sighted by Portuguese in 16th century; claimed by Britain and Australia in the 19th century; official language is English, though pidgin English and many indigenous languages are also spoken. |
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| Papua New Guinea (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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............ | Papua & New Guinea united in 1949 |
| Independent State of Papua New Guinea (C,V,O,English,U,N)
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| Papuaniugini (C,V,Hiri Motu-P,U)
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| Papuaniugini (Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)-P,U,N)
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| Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| l'État Indépendent de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée (C,O,French,U)
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| Papouasie-Nouvelle Guinée (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Papua-Neuguinea (C,O)
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| Papua Nueva Guinea (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Papua-Nieuwguinea (C,O)
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| Papua-Nova Guiné (C,O)
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| Папуа-Новая Гвинея (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 巴布亚新几内亚 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| بابوا غ اًَِ الجد دًة (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| PNG (C,O,ISO3L)
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| PG (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO598 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| PP00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Papua New Guinean (C,O,English,U,A)
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| פפואה גיניאה החדשה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Territory of Papua and New Guinea (H,V)
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............ | until 1974 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence September 16, 1975 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| territory (H) |
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Australian, 1949-1975 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Port Moresby .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, National Capital) [7002090] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1975 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1975 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| l'État Indépendent de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.......... |
[VP] |
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ISO Newsletter VI-15 (2013) accessed 15 July 2013 |
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