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Brief History. The Dutch, British, and Germans divided the island in the 1800s. Germany lost its portion as a consequence of World War I after Australia occupied it in 1914. Following the war, the League of Nations gave Australia a mandate to administer the region. Several occupation attempts were made by Japan in 1942 were of only limited success and Japan was completely ousted by the Allies in 1944. The nascent United Nations turned the once-British and German colonies into mandated territory under Australian administration in 1949. Self-governing since 1973, and fully-independent since 1975, Papua New Guinea remains closely tied to Australia but its own government has had to face some rough patches since independence, including (since 1989) a rebellion on the island of Bougainville.

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Local name: Papua New Guinea

Capital: Port Moresby

Population: 5,670,544

Government: constitutional parliamentary democracy

Currency: kina (PGK)

Land size: 462,840 sq km

Topography: mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills

Typical foods:

Major exports: oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns
Information on the People

Official language: Melanesian Pidgin

Other languages spoken: English

Religions: Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%

Literacy rate: 64.6%

Male/Female Ratio: 1.05 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 65.28 years

Ethnic groups: Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian

Internet users: 170,000

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