Papua New Guinea Independence Day from Australia. 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. Its 2021 official estimated population was 12 million, estimates using satellite data put the number closer to 17 million.
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