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Papua New Guinea
     
Papua New Guinea
a country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, north of Australia, which includes the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and various small islands. Population: 5,295,816 (2003). Capital: Port Moresby.
—Papuan noun, adjective
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