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  Papua New Guinea   

Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea in the Malay Archipelago and on a series of other islands in the Pacific Ocean, sharing its border with the eastern end of Indonesia. The capital city is Port Moresby.
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  • Population: 5,545,268
  • Land Area: 452,860 sq km
  • Capital City: Port Moresby
  • Languages: English,  Motu
  • Religions: 5% Anglican, 1% Seventh-Day Adventist, 8% Presbyterian, 16% Lutheran, 4% Evangelical Alliance, 22% Roman Catholic, 34% indigenous beliefs, 10% other Protestant
  • Government: parliamentary democracy
  • Date of independence: 9/16/1975
  • GDP: $11.99 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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