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Papua New Guinea

News: The PM recently visited PNG island.

About:
 The Independent State of Papua New is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
 Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world’s third largest island country.
 It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Bismarck and Solomon seas to the east, the Coral Sea and Torres Strait to the south, and the Arafura Sea to the southwest.

About Bougainville Island:
 Bougainville is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island, while the region also includes Buka Island and a number of outlying islands and atolls.
 The leaders and people want independence for the Island but it is pending ratification by the PNG government.
 Important places within the region that you should know – Panguna mine, Buka island, Arawa.