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gptkbp:instanceOf
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territory
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gptkbp:area
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462,840 square kilometers
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gptkbp:capital
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gptkb:Port_Moresby
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gptkbp:climate
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Tropical climate
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gptkbp:culturalHeritage
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Festivals
Cuisine
Traditional music
Art and crafts
Dances
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gptkbp:currency
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gptkb:Australian_pound
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1906
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gptkbp:established
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1888
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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gptkb:Sepik_River
gptkb:Mount_Wilhelm
gptkb:Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Ramu_River
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gptkbp:governmentType
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Colonial administration
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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World_War_II_impact
Annexation_by_Britain
Transfer_to_Australian_administration
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First British colony in New Guinea
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British New Guinea
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gptkbp:internationalRelations
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Relations_with_the_United_States
Relations_with_Germany
Relations_with_Australia
Relations_with_Japan
Part_of_the_British_Empire
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Oceania
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gptkbp:majorCity
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gptkb:Mount_Hagen
gptkb:Madang
gptkb:Goroka
Lae
Wewak
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Papuan_people
Melanesians
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gptkbp:naturalResources
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Gold
Oil
Copper
Timber
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gptkbp:officialLanguage
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English
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
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gptkbp:population
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approximately 100,000 (1900)
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:New_Guinea_Company
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Territory_of_Papua
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