Papua New Guinea
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Country Info
The independent state of Papua New Guinea (PNG) occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and administers a number of the larger islands, including New Britain, New Ireland and Bougainville. The western half of the island -- the second largest in the world -- is Indonesia's Papua province.
Papua New Guinea maintains close military, economic and diplomatic ties with Australia. In 1975, it attained full independence from Australia.
Political and Security Environment
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A civil war was fought from 1989 to 1998...
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