Papua New Guinea: Difference between revisions

The Independent State of Papua New Guinea is the [[Small Reference Pools|third most known country]] in Oceania, after Australia and New Zealand. The country itself is the eastern part of the island of New Guinea, the western part being of Indonesia.

 

 

During [[World War I]] it was taken by Australia (from Germany). In [[World War II|the sequel]] it was a major battleground between Australian, American and Japanese troops. At the end of the war, north and south were united in a single country (until then were administered separately) administrated by Australia. They declared independence in 1975, but they’re still part of the Commonwealth.