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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Population: 5,545,268 (July 2005 est)
Language: Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated
Capital: Port Moresby
Location: Oceania
Bordering Countries: Indonesia
Independence: 16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship)
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