Independent State of Papua New Guinea CAPITAL: Port Moresby FLAG: The flag is a rectangle, divided diagonally. The upper segment is scarlet with a yellow bird of paradise; the lower segment is black with five white stars representing the Southern...
Papua New Guinea (pronounced /ˈpæpuːə njuː ˈgɪni/, /ˈpæpjuːə/), in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous...
The author looks at political and social problems faced by Papua New Guinea in 1998. The economic impact of natural disasters, declining exports, and political turmoil are discussed. According to Prime Minister Bill Skate, natural and economic disasters made 1998 a particularly tough...
The Woodlands, Texas-based InterOil Corp. has made a growing energy business for itself in Papua New Guinea, from exploration to refining. Offshore northwestern Australia, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a country that has vast natural resources-hydrocarbons and many others-most of which have yet...
Area: 462,840 sq km (178,704 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 6,001,000Capital: Port Moresby Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II , represented by Governor-General Sir Paulias Matane Head of government: Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare Papua New Guinea 's relationship with its most important neighbour, Australia...
Officials in Papua New Guinea are investigating claims by an HIV-positive woman that people with AIDS were buried alive by their relatives when they became too sick to care for, an official said Tuesday.Margaret Marabe, a local activist who reportedly spent five months working to...
