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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

Papua New Guinea

/ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/

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What does Papua New Guinea mean?

proper noun

  1. A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby.

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/ˈpæp.u.ə ˌnu ˈɡɪn.i/

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Overview: Papua New Guinea is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by the rugged terrain and the high cost of developing an infrastructure.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48