Papua New Guinea

American  

noun

1. an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 178,260 sq. mi. (461,693 sq. km). Port Moresby.

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Papua New Guinea British  

noun

1. a country in the SW Pacific; consists of the E half of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the W Solomon Islands, Trobriand Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Woodlark Island, and the Louisiade Archipelago; administered by Australia from 1949 until 1975, when it became an independent member of the Commonwealth. Official language: English; Tok Pisin (English Creole) and Motu are widely spoken. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: kina. Capital: Port Moresby. Pop: 6 431 902 (2013 est). Area: 461 693 sq km (178 260 sq miles)

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Papua New Guinea

In the day's other men's game - also in Group B-C - co-hosts Papua New Guinea defeated Lebanon 42-18.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Earhart had already successfully flown from California across South America, Africa and Asia in her Electra twin-engine plane when she arrived in Lae, Papua New Guinea on 2 July 1937.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Dutch paint company said the agreements with Nippon Paint encompass its decorative paints business in seven countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Located just north of Australia, the island is divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

So I ate a little while Mom and Dad talked about this earthquake that had just happened in Papua New Guinea.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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