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Informations : Western Papua New Guinea. Map Western, Photos Western.. Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia
The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives..
Capital Western :
Port Moresby .
Climate Western :
tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation .
Life expectancy Western :
64.56 years .
Fertility rate Western :
4.04 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
Government Western :
constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy .
Population Papua New Guinea :
5,420,280 (July 2004 est.) .
Area Total Papua New Guinea :
462,840 sq km .
Telephones Main Lines In Use Papua New Guinea :
62,000 (2002) .
Telephones Mobile Cellular Papua New Guinea :
15,000 (2002) .
International Country Code Western :
675.
Western Papua New Guinea on CountryXP. Papua New Guinea Western informations.
Western Papua New Guinea on CountryXP. Papua New Guinea Western informations.
Informations : Western Papua New Guinea. Map Western, Photos Western.
Informations : Western Papua New Guinea. Map Western, Photos Western.
Western Papua New Guinea on CountryXP. Papua New Guinea Western informations.
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