Fun fact 1 about Papua New Guinea
country
"Papua" is derived from a local term of uncertain origin that may have referred to part of the island now called New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea
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country
Papua New Guinea
Population
10.8M
Area
462,840 km²
Capital
Port Moresby
Continent
Oceania
Papua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.
From the “Etymology and naming” section
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