Independent state of Papua New Guinea (English: Papua New Guinea for short) covers an area of 462,800 square kilometers and its exclusive marine economic zone covers an area of 365,438+10,000 square kilometers.

Papua New Guinea is an island country, located in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean, mainly covering the eastern half of New Guinea, bordering Indonesia's Papua Province in the west, and facing Australia and Solomon Islands in the south and east respectively.

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history

BC 1 8000, the highlands of New Guinea have been settled. New Guinea was discovered by the Portuguese in 15 1 1 year. Until the beginning of19th century, the west didn't know much about this island.

2. 1884, Britain and Germany successively carved up the eastern half of New Guinea and its adjacent islands. 1906 British New Guinea was handed over to the Commonwealth of Australia and renamed the territory of Papua, Australia.

3.1943 65438+1On October 7th, the Australian army attacked the Japanese position in Buna.

4. 19 19 After World War I, Australian troops occupied New Guinea, Germany. 1920 12 17 The League of Nations decided to entrust Australia with management; In World War II, New Guinea was occupied by the Japanese. After the war, the United Nations entrusted Australia to continue to manage the German part. 1949, Australia merged the former British and German parts into one administrative unit, which was called "Papua New Guinea Territory".

5. 1 97365438+February1internal autonomy. 1September 1975 16 became independent from Australia and became a member of the Commonwealth.

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