Papua New Guinea - Latest News/Current Events, Economic Overview & Trade Relations
AEI | Quick Facts about Papua
| Official Name | Independent State of Papua New Guinea |
| Capital | Port Moresby |
| Location | Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of New Guinea between the Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean, east of Indonesia |
| Area | total: 462,840 sq km land: 452,860 sq km water: 9,980 sq km |
| Climate | tropical; northwest monsoon (December to March), southeast monsoon (May to October); slight seasonal temperature variation |
| Terrain | mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills |
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Papua New Guinea - Australia Trade and Commercial Region
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VanuatuNew Zealand, Australia and the countries of the South Pacific Forum signed the South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement in 1981. Under the agreement, the products coming from South Pacific Forum countries will have duty free access to the markets in both Australia and New Zealand.http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1982/31.html