| Terrain Papua New Guinea :
| mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills
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| Natural hazards Papua New Guinea :
| active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
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| Environment current issues Papua New Guinea :
| rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber; pollution from mining projects; severe drought
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| Environment international agreements party to Papua New Guinea :
| Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
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| Geography note Papua New Guinea :
| shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast
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| Flag description Papua New Guinea :
| divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered
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| Agriculture products Papua New Guinea :
| coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, poultry, pork
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| Industries Papua New Guinea :
| copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production; construction, tourism
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