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Papua New Guinea: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Photos
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Papua New Guinea (pronounced /ˈpæpuːə njuː ˈɡɪni/ PAP-oo-ə new-GIN-ee, also /ˈpɑːpuːə/ PAH-poo-ə or /ˈpæpjuːə/ PAP-yew-ə;Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and...
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Samoa: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Pacific, Photos, Samoa
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Samoa /səˈmoʊə/, officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa and German Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean.It became independent from New Zealand in 1962....
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Niue: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Niue, Pacific, Photos
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Niue (pronounced /ˈnjuːeɪ/ in English, Niuean: Niuē Fekai) is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and natives of the island call it "the Rock" for short.Niue is 2,400 kilometres northeast...
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Micronesia: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Micronesia, Pacific, Photos
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The Federated States of Micronesia /ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/  is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae.It comprises approximately 607 small islands in the Western Pacific spread over almost 1,700 miles (2,700 km) longitudinally just...
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Vanuatu: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Pacific, Photos, Vanuatu
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Vanuatu (/ˌvɑːnuːˈɑːtuː/ (help·info) vah-noo-AH-too or /ˌvænˈwɑːtuː/ van-WAH-too), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (French:République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean.  The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some 1,750 kilometres (1,090 mi) east of...
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New Caledonia: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in New Caledonia, Pacific, Photos
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New Caledonia (French: officially: Nouvelle-Calédonie; colloquially: (la) Calédonie; popular nickname: (le) Caillou), has a special status of sui generis collectivity of France.It is located in the subregion of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. It comprises a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several...
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New Zealand: History, Culture and Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in New Zealand, Pacific, Photos
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New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island), and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands.The indigenous Māori language name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, commonly...
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