2017年7月1日 星期六

Papua New Guinea (PNG)

Papua New Guinea
Country in Oceania
Papua New Guinea, in the southwestern Pacific, encompasses the eastern half of New Guinea and its offshore islands. A country of immense cultural and biological diversity, it’s known for its beaches and coral reefs. Inland are active volcanoes, granite Mt. Wilhelm, dense rainforest and hiking routes like the Kokoda Trail. There are also traditional tribal villages, many with their own languages.
Capital and largest cityPort Moresby; 9°30′S 147°07′E / 9.500°S 147.117°E
Population7.619 million (2015) World Bank
Official languagesEnglish, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu




Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea
Papua New Guinea (PNG; /ˈpæpuə njuː ˈɡɪniː, ˈpɑː-, -pju-/, US: /ˈpæpjuə, pɑːˈpuːə/; Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half ...






Allegiances are often dictated by “wantok”, or people who speak the same language. PNG has some 7.6m people and around 850 languages. Trying to stitch together a coalition is like knitting with eels
Including these Asaro Mud Men of Goroka in the Eastern Highlands
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