![]() Less densely populated than the Highlands region, only about 14% of the population live in the Islands Region. These tropical islands are home to the distinctive Lapita pottery culture (part of the Austronesian family of cultures) which has been studied extensively by archeologists and historians. The Islands Region is comprised of the Bismarck Archipelago and the north Solomon Islands, which are the provinces of East New Britain, Manus, New Ireland, Bougainville and West New Britain. The area is known for its cultural diversity, coffee plantations, orchids and numerous native animals and plants. With fertile valleys the Highlands region is the most densely populated of PNG. The Highlands region located towards the eastern part of PNG is divided into five zones and has elevations of over 13,000 feet. Although people have lived in the New Guinea Highlands for thousands of years, the mountainous interior has only recently been explored. Much of the land is still undeveloped and consists of sandy beaches and inland mountains called the Highlands. The people of PNG are broadly ethnically Melanesian, but the nation is home to a huge number of diverse cultures and languages. PNG consists of four regions made up of 22 provinces, and has the largest area of intact rain forest outside of the Amazon in South America. The two largest rivers are the Sepik and the Fly. The land area of PNG is about 452,860 sq km (174,849 sq mi) with a total area of 462, 840 sq km (178,703 sq mi)-about 1/10 the size of California-and mountainous. The western half of New Guinea is Irian Jaya, a province of Indonesia. PNG is located just 160 km (99 mi) north of Australia, and includes numerous outlying islands such as the islands of Manus, New Britain, New Ireland and Bougainville. In the heart of Melanesia is the nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which occupies the eastern half of the land mass New Guinea. Photo by Frank Hurley courtesy of the Australian Museum Masked dancers at Kinomere village, Urama Island, Gulf Province, PNG. ![]()
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