Papua New Guinea

Abstract

Papua New Guinea (PNG) lies in a region of the Southwest Pacific known as Melanesia. It is the most populous Pacific Island nation with about 7 million residents belonging to hundreds of tribes speaking over 800 local languages and dialects. It gained independence in 1975 from an Australian-administered U.N. trusteeship. PNG is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum and the Melanesian Spearhead Group. The United States has in the past played relatively minor economic and security roles in PNG, although it has some important interests including investment in natural gas production, and cooperation on tuna fishing. Chinas expanding influence in PNG and the region is leading to increasing engagement by the United States with PNG, including in coordination with Australia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 2019
Accession Number
AD1172075

Entities

People

  • Bruce Vaughn
  • Thomas Lum

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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  • Australia
  • Birds
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Islands
  • Materials
  • Military Education
  • Natural Gas
  • Natural Resources
  • New Guinea
  • New Zealand
  • Political Systems
  • Resource Management
  • Security
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States Government

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