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	Papua New Guinea - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The country was named in the 19th century; the word "Papua" is derived from a Malay word describing the frizzy Melanesian hair, and "New Guinea" was the name coined by a Spanish explorer because of the population's resemblance to that of Guinea in Africa.
		Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.
		New Guinea is part of the humid tropics, and many Indomalayan rainforest plants spread across the narrow straits from Asia, mixing together with the old Australian and Antarctic floras.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/p/a/p/Papua_New_Guinea_eb0d.html (2080 words)

	Papua New Guinea (09/06)
		Papua was administered under the Papua Act until the Japanese invaded the northern parts of the islands in 1941 and began to advance on Port Moresby and civil administration was suspended.
		Papua New Guinea's politics are highly competitive with most members elected on a personal and ethnic basis within their constituencies rather than as a result of party affiliation.
		New governments are protected by law from votes of no confidence for the first 18 months of their incumbency, and no votes of no confidence may be moved in the 12 months preceding a national election.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2797.htm (4309 words)

	Papua New Guinea
		Although Papua New Guinea is not a federal state, it has 20 provincial governments with a fair degree of autonomy.
		New Guinea has been inhabited for at least 50,000 years, probably by people arriving from the east Indonesian islands.
		Relations with its western neighbour Indonesia have been strained due to the latter's treatment of Melanesians in Irian Jaya, the western part of New Guinea, where Indonesian troops have been fighting separatist guerrillas.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019838.html (1633 words)

	Embassy of Papua New Guinea to the Americas, Washington, DC
		The membership that Papua New Guinea enjoys in international commodity organisations ensures that its raw commodities such as coffee, cocoa and sugar, are sold in preference to non-member countries on a quota basis.
		Papua New Guinea, as the largest country of the South Pacific, continues to play a prominent role in shaping the future of the region and does so in close consultation with other major island countries, such as Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
		Papua New Guinean citizenship may be acquired upon fulfillment of the following conditions: Person has resided for eight years in country, has renounced previous citizenship, intends to remain in the country, is of good character, respects the local customs and culture, can speak the local language and has a reliable source of income or support.
	www.pngembassy.org /consular.html (1836 words)

	NEW GUINEA
		In addition, on the recommendations of the Secretary-General, and in close cooperation between the Papua New Guinea Government, and the Bougainville parties, the Security Council approved the expansion of the role of the UNPOB Office to monitor and assist in the arms collection, storage and disposal, under the new Bougainville Agreement.
		Papua New Guinea, together with other small island developing states, continues to reiterate deep concerns about the adverse impacts of climate change, climate variability and sea level rise, particularly the small low lying islands that are already experiencing extreme hardships.
		Papua New Guinea concurs with the recent calls by the international community to reform and restructure the charters and mandates of the two Bretton Woods institutions, the World Bank, and the IMF.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/57/statements/020914newguineaE.htm (2242 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Gurupedia
		Papua New Guinea is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea (the other half is the Papua province of
		Geologically, New Guinea is the northern extension of Australia, separated only by a shallow continental shelf that has served as a land bridge when sea levels were lower, particularly in the ice ages.
		Bougainville, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and the Louisiade Archipelago, were never linked to New Guinea by land bridges, and they lack many of the land mammals and flightless birds that are common to New Guinea and Australia.
	www.gurupedia.com /p/pa/papua_new_guinea.htm (963 words)

	Papua New Guinea
		Papua New Guinea’s legal system is based on English common law.
		Papua New Guinea Kina (1 USD = 3.43053 PGK as of May 15, 2002).
		The national youth wage, for new entrants into the labor force between 16 and 21 years of age, is set at 75 percent of the adult minimum wage.
	www.erieri.co.uk /freedata/HRCodes/PAPUA_NEW_GUINEA.htm (1179 words)

	Papua New Guinea — FactMonster.com
		Papua New Guinea: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Information on Papua New Guinea — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
		Papua New Guinea: History - History Papua, the southern section of the country, was annexed by Queensland in 1883 and the...
		Papua New Guinea: Land, People, Economy, and Government - Land, People, Economy, and Government Papua New Guinea is a wild, rugged region, with limited...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0837552.html (204 words)

	Newsvine - papua-new-guinea
		The leaders of Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have strongly condemned an Australian police raid on the office of Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
		The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea has accused developed countries of hypocrisy on the issue of free trade, saying developing nations are still struggling to gain real access to overseas markets.
		Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Sir Rabbie Namaliu says he is disappointed that Australia has not recognised the damage climate change is having on Pacific island nations.
	www.newsvine.com /papua-new-guinea (956 words)

	Underlying Causes of Deforestation: Papua New Guinea
		The Papua New Guinea Forest Authority disputes these figures, says that the FAO statistics are outdated and over-blown, preferring figures of their own that indicate the forests are being logged at a "sustainable rate".
		The Papua New Guinea Forest Authority is the major facilitator of the export logging trade, and therefore the major facilitator of forest loss in Papua New Guinea.
		The Papua New Guinea Forest Authority is an obstacle to addressing the underlying causes of forest loss, because it is the major national proponent of the export log industry.
	www.wrm.org.uy /deforestation/Oceania/Papua.html (10079 words)

	Embassy of Papua New Guinea to the Americas, Washington, DC
		A dependant spouse of a foreign employee ma be allowed to work in PNG after the DIR has assessed the labor market situation and upon receipt of authentic documents in relations o the qualifications and experience of the dependent.
		Foreign academics working in PNG are required to be employed in positions approved by the DIR for foreign employment.
		The request for approval to enter Papua New Guinea should be sought in advance of the request for visa being presented at the Embassy.
	pngembassy.org /migration.html (5349 words)

	Papua New Guinea: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
		The Indonesian province of West Papua (Irian Jaya) is to the west.
		To the north and east are the islands of Manus, New Britain, New Ireland, and Bougainville, all part of Papua New Guinea.
		In 1906, Britain transferred its rights to British New Guinea to a newly independent Australia, and the name of the territory was changed to the Territory of Papua.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107875.html (780 words)

	Papua New Guinea (09/04)
		Spoken mainly on the island of New Guinea--composed of Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of West Papua--about 650 of these languages have been identified; of these, only 350-450 are related.
		Most Papua New Guineans still adhere strongly to this traditional social structure, which has its roots in village life.
		Papua was administered under the Papua Act until the Japanese invaded the northern parts of the islands in1941 and began to advance on Port Moresby and civil administration was suspended.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/p/47532.htm (3620 words)

	PREAMBLE
		Papua New Guinea is a sovereign, independent State by the name of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
		This Constitution and the Organic Laws are the Supreme Law of Papua New Guinea, and, subject to Section 10 (construction of written laws) all acts (whether legislative, executive or judicial) that are inconsistent with them are, to the extent of the inconsistency, invalid and ineffective.
		A person whose status or entitlement in relation to Citizenship of Papua New Guinea is, or may be, in doubt may apply to the Minister responsible for citizenship matters for a certificate under this section.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/papuang.html (15830 words)

	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001 - Papua New Guinea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Papua New Guinea has a federal parliamentary system, based on universal adult suffrage with periodic free and fair elections.
		A foreign firm with extensive timber interests owns one of the dailies; the newspaper's coverage of logging and forestry is one-sided, but it generally is independent and unbiased on other issues.
		A reservation to the Convention regarding the issuance of travel documents restricted the travel of some Irian Jayans residing in a refugee camp in the western part of the country; there are 340 persons from Irian Jaya living in a camp in Vanimo, near the Indonesian border.
	www.usemb.se /human/2001/eastasia/papua_new_guinea.html (4379 words)

	PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Landmine Monitor Report 2005
		Papua New Guinea submitted its initial Article 7 report, prior to entry into force, on 29 November 2004.
		Papua New Guinea acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty on 28 June 2004 and the treaty entered into force for the country on 1 December 2004.
		Papua New Guinea participated in the First Review Conference in November-December 2004 in Nairobi and made a statement in the high level segment.
	www.icbl.org /lm/country/papua_new_guinea (453 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		In 1949, the Papua and New Guinea Act confirmed the administrative union of New Guinea and Papua under the title of "The Territory of Papua and New Guinea", and placed it under the international trusteeship system.
		In 1972, the name of the territory was changed to Papua New Guinea and elections saw the formation of a ministry headed by Chief Minister Michael Somare, who pledged to lead the country to self-government and then to independence.
		The major Australian imports from Papua New Guinea in 2005-06 were crude petroleum (A$1,267 million), non-monetary gold (A$960 million), coffee and coffee substitutes (A$29 million) and refined petroleum (A$17 million).
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/png/png_brief.html (2881 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Queen is represented in Papua New Guinea by the Governor-General, currently Sir Paulias Matane.
		Many people — mostly on the "New Guinea side," that is, the northern half of mainland PNG and the New Guinea Islands — speak the creole language Tok Pisin as a lingua franca.
		In the southern region of Papua, people may use the third official language, Hiri Motu, rather than Tok Pisin which is largely unknown outside Port Moresby, where it has become increasingly common with the influx in recent years of Pidgin-speaking highlanders.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Papua_New_Guinea (4011 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Papua New Guinea is located in the South West Pacific Ocean on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.
		It is bound by the Gulf of Guinea and the Coral Sea to the south, Indonesia to the west, the Solomon Sea to the east and the Bismarck Sea to the northeast.
		In 1993 due to escalating crime from "rascal gangs" and the difficulties for law enforcement in protecting foreign nationals and local citizens, the government announced plans to introduce a national registration system for citizens where every person would be required to carry identification.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/papuanew.htm (1162 words)

	Papua New Guinea, Landmine Monitor Report 2004
		Papua New Guinea (PNG) acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty on 28 June 2004.
		Papua New Guinea notes that it has always supported the Mine Ban Treaty, “having sent representatives to various regional and international meetings...[and] voted in favour of pro-ban United Nations General Assembly resolutions in previous years.”
		Papua New Guinea is not mine-affected, but parts of the country still have a residual unexploded ordnance (UXO) problem dating from World War II.
	www.icbl.org /lm/2004/papua_new_guinea (637 words)

	Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Papua New Guinea belongs to a variety of regional organizations, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum; the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) (Papua New Guinea is an observer member of the ASEAN); the South Pacific Commission; the Pacific Islands Forum and the South Pacific Regional Environmental Program (SPREP).
		The U.S. and Papua New Guinea are signatories to the U.S.-Pacific Islands Multilateral Tuna Fisheries Treaty, under which the U.S. grants $18 million per year to Pacific Island parties and the latter provide access for U.S. fishing vessels.
		As of November 2005, relations with Pacific neighbour Fiji have been strained by revelations that a number of Fijian mercenaries have been operating illegally on the island of Bougainville, arming and training a rebel militia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Papua_New_Guinea (267 words)

	Papua New Guinea
		Papua New Guinea has a history of changes in government coalitions and leadership from within Parliament during the 5 year intervals between national elections.
		Papua New Guinea also produces and exports valuable agricultural, timber, and fish products.
		After years of decline and government deficit, Papua New Guinea was bolstered in 2003/2004 by a general rise in commodity prices and by government steps toward spending control.
	www.infoplease.com /country/profiles/papua-new-guinea.html (2014 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Council on Foreign Relations
		Papua New Guinea - Council on Foreign Relations
		Council Experts are based in the Council’s New York and Washington offices.
		Copyright 2006 by the Council on Foreign Relations.
	cfr.org /region/318/papua_new_guinea.html (197 words)

	Amazon.com: Papua New Guinea: Books: James Siers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Discover new releases in your favorite categories, popular pre-orders and bestsellers, exclusive author interviews and podcasts, special sales, and more.
		Papua New Guinea — Personalize your cell phone with your favorite song.
		Papua New Guinea Coffee — Coffee from Papua New Guinea is particulary sweet, full bodied with an almost perfectly balanced coffee with a rich chocolate flavor and a slightly dry aftertaste.
	www.amazon.com /Papua-New-Guinea-James-Siers/dp/0312595875 (532 words)

	Home British High Commission, Port Moresby
		Britain and Papua New Guinea are long term partners.
		Britain has maintained diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea since independence.
		We also share some of the same challenges such as the need to protect the environment and the elimination of family violence.
	www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk /papuanewguinea (278 words)

	Papua New Guinea - Foreign relations, international organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Papua New Guinea - Foreign relations, international organizations
		This is a subpage of the Papua New Guinea WWW Virtual Library.
		This site is hosted by Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU, Canberra.
	coombs.anu.edu.au /SpecialProj/PNG/topics/Foreignrelations.htm (61 words)

	The European Commission's Delegation to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Delegation of the European Commission in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
		The Delegation of the European Commission in Papua New Guinea is open on the following times:
		For more information on European Commission, please follow the link below.
	www.delpng.cec.eu.int (48 words)

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