# Welcome to PNG Land

Self proclaimed "PNG Land" is a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It is
a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. The country's capital
is Port Moresby. The population of over 8 million inhabits PNG's most eastern
islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, Bougainville Island, the 
Trobriand Islands, and the Louisiade Archipelago.

The country is one of the most diverse in the world, with over 850 indigenous
languages and at least as many traditional societies, out of a population of
just under 8 million. It is also one of the most rural, as only 18 percent of
its people live in urban centres. The country is one of the world's least
explored, culturally and geographically, and many undiscovered species of
plants and animals are thought to exist in the interior of PNG.

The majority of the population live in traditional societies and practise
subsistence-based agriculture. These societies and clans have some explicit
acknowledgement within the nation's constitutional framework. The PNG Constitution
expressly protects traditional communities and their ownership of land and
natural resources, and obligates the state to actively pursue the economic
development of traditional communities. Although the nation has 850 spoken
languages, only 3 languages have official status: English, Tok Pisin, and
Hiri Motu.

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