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Papua New Guinea shares rich history from modern conflict to ancient evolutionary tribes in these Tourism VR Map Links

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Papua New Guinea Tourism VR Map Links

W73H+4MV Amuioan, Papua New Guinea

At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. This followed nearly 60 years of Australian administration, which started during World War I. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right.

Kids sitting on old Japanese WWII Cannons

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The country's dual name results from its complex administrative history before independence. In the nineteenth century, Germany ruled the northern half of the country for some decades, beginning in 1884, as a colony named German New Guinea. In 1914 after the outbreak of World War I, Australian forces captured German New Guinea and occupied it throughout the war. After the war, in which Germany and the Central Powers were defeated, the League of Nations authorised Australia to administer this area as a League of Nations mandate territory that became the Territory of New Guinea.

As of 2019, it is also the most rural, as only 13.25% of its people live in urban centres.

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There could be weapons buried all over here and enough TnT to blow up the surrounding jungle by a large vicinity at the Eora Creek is unearthed within this Panorama 360 below

Eora Creek starts at central ridge of Owen Stanley Mountains and runs northwards Mambare River east of Kokoda

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Also in 1884, the southern part of the country became a British protectorate. In 1888 it was annexed, together with some adjacent islands, by Britain as British New Guinea. In 1902, Papua was effectively transferred to the authority of the new British dominion of Australia. With the passage of the Papua Act 1905, the area was officially renamed the Territory of Papua, and Australian administration became formal in 1906.

Most of the population of more than 8,000,000 people live in customary communities, which are as diverse as the languages.

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There’s many sights and locations to visit in Papua New Guinea within the surrounding forest, only recently in the 1960’s did they have to make a law making cannibalism illegal, this weird ritual is still meant to be carried out in remote locations of Papua New Guinea, where they wouldn’t just kill their enemy tribesmen they would also eat them in a brutal taboo the tourist board is trying to forget but cannibalism is tricky one to brush under the carpet always be careful of a tribesman that keeps a cauldron

The country is one of the world's least explored, culturally and geographically.

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GPS Coordinates / -9.803872, 147.513878

Most of the people live in strong traditional social groups based on farming. Their social lives combine traditional religion with modern practices, including primary education.

The sovereign state is classified as a developing economy by the International Monetary Fund.

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These societies and clans are explicitly acknowledged by the Papua New Guinea Constitution, which expresses the wish for "traditional villages and communities to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society" and protects their continuing importance to local and national community life.

Nearly 40% of the population lives a self-sustainable natural lifestyle with no access to global capital.

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The nation is an observer state in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1976 and has filed its application for full membership status. It is a full member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Pacific Community, and the Pacific Islands Forum.

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The word papua is derived from an old local term of uncertain origin. "New Guinea" (Nueva Guinea) was the name coined by the Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez. In 1545, he noted the resemblance of the people to those he had earlier seen along the Guinea coast of Africa.

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Guinea, in its turn, is etymologically derived from the Portuguese word Guiné. The name is one of several toponyms sharing similar etymologies, ultimately meaning "land of the blacks" or similar meanings, in reference to the dark skin of the inhabitants.

Archaeological evidence indicates that humans first arrived in Papua New Guinea around 42,000 to 45,000 years ago.

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It is known to have numerous groups of uncontacted peoples, and researchers believe there are many undiscovered species of plants and animals in the interior.

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Papua New Guinea is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. There are 851 known languages in the country, of which 11 now have no known speakers.

Papua New Guinea border with Indonesia

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There is existing collaboration between Papua New Guinea and African countries. Papua New Guinea is part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) forum. There is a thriving community of Africans who live and work in the country.

Aerial View of Papua New Guinea

Aerial View Of Papua New Guinea Tourism

Located north of the Australian mainland, the country's geography is diverse and, in places, extremely rugged. A spine of mountains, the New Guinea Highlands, runs the length of the island of New Guinea, forming a populous highlands region mostly covered with tropical rainforest, and the long Papuan Peninsula, known as the 'Bird's Tail'. Dense rainforests can be found in the lowland and coastal areas as well as very large wetland areas surrounding the Sepik and Fly rivers.