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What is British guinea?
British Guinea is the former name of Papua New Guinea, a country near Indonesia.
What is Papua New Guinea's official name?
Papua New Guinea/ New Guinea's official name is Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea a contry?
no, papua new guinea is a country !
What is the second largest country in Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea is the only country in Papua New Guinea. It occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea.
Papua new guinea and what other country comprise the island of new guinea?
Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian province of West Papua occupy the island of New Guinea.
What island is papua new guinea on?
Papua, not to be confused with Papua New Guinea, takes up most of the western half of the island of New Guinea, while Papua New Guinea takes up the eastern half. It is a province of Indonesia.
What types of tigers are in Papua New Guinea?
There are no tigers in Papua New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea a continent or a country?
Papua New Guinea is a country on the island of New Guinea.
Is Papua New Guinea hilly?
No, Papua New Guinea is mountainous and some is rainforests.
How did Papua New Guinea become a part of the British Commonwealth?
The northern half of Papua New Guinea was once known as German New Guinea after it came under German control in 1884, while the southern half was known as British New Guinea, later renamed to Papua in 1905. During WWI, the island was occupied by Australian troops to defend the British half. When the Treaty of Versailles was established after World War I, Australia administered German New Guinea, and the British part of the island came to be considered an External Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia, though it was still "owned" by Britain. The two territories were regarded as separate territories, known as 'Papua' and 'New Guinea'. After the New Guinea Campaign of World War II, the two territories came together as 'Papua New Guinea'. Australia still administered Papua New Guinea until the country was granted full independence on 16 September 1975.
Before Papua New Guinea was governed by Australia it was a colony of which European nation?
The Papua New Guinea side of New Guinea was divided between Germany and England. The northern half of the country fell to German control in 1884, so it was briefly known as German New Guinea. The southern half was known as British New Guinea, later renamed to Papua in 1904.
What is the proper adjective for papua new guinea?
Papua New Guinean is the proper adjective for Papua New Guinea.
