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Recently, A devastating landslide struck several remote villages in the mountainous Enga province in Papua New Guinea, estimates place the death toll between 690 and 2,000 people, with thousands more missing.

About Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is an island country situated in the south-western Pacific. It covers the eastern part of New Guinea, shares its land border only with Indonesia.

Papua New Guinea

Neighbors : Indonesia to the west, Australia to the south, and the Solomon Islands to the south-east.
Capital: Port Moresby
Language & Ethnicity:
- English is the primary language for government and commerce, while Tok Pisin is the most commonly spoken language in everyday situations.
- It is the most diverse country globally, with over 800 languages spoken.
It is a constitutional monarchy & gained independence on September 16, 1975.

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