Papua New Guinea or PNG, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands (the western portion of the island is occupied by the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Irian Jaya). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, in a region defined since the early 19th century as Melanesia. Its capital, and one of its few major cities, is Port Moresby. It is one of the most diverse countries on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of just over 5 million. It is also one of the most rural, with only 18 per cent of its people living in urban centres.. The country is also one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically and many undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought to exist in Papua New Guinea.

The majority of the population live in traditional societies and practise subsistence-based agriculture. These societies and clans have some explicit acknowledgement within the nation's constitutional framework. The PNG Constitution (Preamble 5(4)) expresses the wish for traditional villages and communities to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society, and for active steps to be taken in their preservation. The PNG legislature has enacted various laws in which a type of tenure called "customary land title" is recognised, meaning that the traditional lands of the indigenous peoples have some legal basis to inalienable tenure. This customary land notionally covers most of the usable land in the country (some 97% of total land area); alienated land is either held privately under State Lease or is government land. There is no freehold (also known as fee simple) in Papua New Guinea.

The country's geography is similarly diverse and, in places, extremely rugged. A spine of mountains runs the length of the island of New Guinea, forming a populous highlands region. Dense rainforests can be found in the lowland and coastal areas. This terrain has made it difficult for the country to develop transportation infrastructure. In some areas, planes are the only mode of transport. After being colonized by three external powers since 1888, Papua New Guinea gained its independence from Australia in 1975.

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who called me from Papua New Guinea at midnight? Sorry I didn't answer, I was sleeping.
jorgstyle (jorgstyle) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:26:29 -0000
who called me from Papua New Guinea at midnight? Sorry I didn't answer, I was sleeping.
Todays coffees are Winter Fantasy and Papua New Guinea.
wildgoatscafe (Wild Goats Cafe) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:58:59 -0000
Todays coffees are Winter Fantasy and Papua New Guinea.
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@doa_xo nah we went to papua new guinea. made a 40 min documentary while we were there.. might have a spare copy when ur back in aus..
robbie_cullen (Robbie Cullen) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:03:41 -0000
@doa_xo nah we went to papua new guinea. made a 40 min documentary while we were there.. might have a spare copy when ur back in aus..
RT @TransNiugini: Diving in Papua New Guinea? Land extensions highly rated by divers: PNG highlands and/or Sepik region. http://ow.ly/O6Ie
pngTRAVEL (pngTRAVEL) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:44:28 -0000
RT @TransNiugini: Diving in Papua New Guinea? Land extensions highly rated by divers: PNG highlands and/or Sepik region. http://ow.ly/O6Ie

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