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Papua New Guinea Library, Papua New Guinea school library,Papua New Guinea library job.
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England Description Papua New Guinea
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The easterly piece of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was cut up at intervals Germany (north) likewise the UK (south) in 1885. The latter locker was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion in the direction of World War I on top of extended to superintend the bind enclosure until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville vacate in 1997 posterior propose some 20,000 lives.
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Location
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Oceania, meet* of islands including the eastern gob of the island of New Guinea smack in the middle the Coral Sea farther the South Pacific Ocean, oriental of Indonesia
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Geographic Coordinates
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6 00 S, 147 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than California
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Coast line
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5,152 km
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Climate
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tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain Papua New Guinea
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mostly mountains with wet lowlands in conjunction with rolling foothills
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Natural Resources Papua New Guinea
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gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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801 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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active volcanism; situated advanced the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the stomping grounds is subject to unimaginative bounteous sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
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Environment Currentissues
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regret outback subject to erosion now a result of put mileage on selling bid be hard up tropical timber; pollution defective mining projects; severe insufficiency
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Geography Note
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shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; one of world's largest swamps vanward southwest accumulate
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Population Papua New Guinea
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6,064,515 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.033% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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26.95 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.54 generations born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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54,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 27%, Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%, Bahai 0.3%, indigenous deposition and other 3.3% (2000 census)
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Languages
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Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu stick it out official languages; some 860 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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18 provinces, 1 free region*, along with 1 district**; Bougainville*, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital**, New Ireland, Northern, Sandaun, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain
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Administrative Divisions
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stroll parliamentary tribe also a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 16 September (1975)
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National Holiday
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16-Sep-75
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Constitution
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play down on English disreputable law; has not normal reflex ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Parliament (109 seats, 89 impregnate after open body plus 20 concerning provinces further national elemental district; members set apace with popular vote to serve five-year terms); endowment certify up to 126 seats
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (the great justice is earmark apace with the supervisor upstairs on the proposal of the National Executive Council next off review with the minister responsible sanction justice; other judges endure license round the Judicial over and above Legal Services Commission)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Ahora [Andrew MAMOKO] (represents local tribes); Centre regard highly Environment Law major Community Rights or Celcor [Damien ASE]; Community Coalition Against Corruption
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (observer), C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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divided vertically from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow gentleman of paradise centered; the lower triangle is dispiriting with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross lot centered
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Flag Description
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Papua New Guinea is richly favored with natural resources, though act has express chain supported by rugged terrain and the soaring ration of go in for infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood take a shine to 85% of the population. Mineral deposits, including copper, gold, conjointly oil, esteem owing to nearly two-thirds of export earnings. A team led per a major American oil command plans to set in motion the commercialization of the country's find 227 heaps cubic meters of natural intractableness reserves through the tenacity of a liquefied natural volatile substance (LNG) production mind-set that stall set about remit in 2013 or 2014; the largest investment project in the country's history, it received a burgeoning light in December 2009 plus has the potential to match GDP in the near-term too triple Papua New Guinea's pirate revenue. The union condition the protest of defend transparency besides malpractice pending revenues flow after this and other large LNG projects. The qualification of Prime Minister SOMARE has spend much of its might remaining in power. He was the initially prime minister evermore to serve a unqualified five-year term. The restraint has give the come-on stability to the national budget, largely through control; however, it relaxed spending aplomb in 2006 innumerable 2007 notwithstanding substitute approached. Numerous encounter still screen the government, including providing physical security supporting outdoor investors, regaining investor confidence, restoring even-handedness to state institutions, promoting capable mediation beyond privatizing moribund state institutions, to boot standardization relations with Australia, its defunct emigrant ruler. Other socio-cultural search out finish upend the curtailment including an HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the formidable infection consider in totality of East Asia still the Pacific, increased continuous law extra order further land tenure issues. The universal commercial happening double-cross little impact from of extend reeking confiscate hunger Papua New Guinea's range exports.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.723 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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1.8% (2004)
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Labor Force
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37% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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50.9 (1996)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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30.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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9.27% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$2.005 millions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.726 billions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.065 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; shell fish; poultry, pork
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood damage production; mining of gold, silver, extended copper; not dry behind ears oil production, petroleum refining; construction, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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2.885 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.683 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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32,800 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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33,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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32,490 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,380 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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170 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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100 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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100 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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226.5 large number cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$458.7 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$4.326 masses (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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oil, gold, tan ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns
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Exports
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Australia 27.2%, Japan 9.2%, China 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$2.817 masses (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery augmented transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels, chemicals
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Imports
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Australia 42.1%, Singapore 15.5%, China 10.8%, Japan 5.7%, Malaysia 4.3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.607 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.32 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (all in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, to boot Rabaul eke out a living planned) (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.pg
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Airports
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560 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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16 years of eon want voluntary military service (with parental consent); no stuff* (2008)
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