papua new guinea became an independent country in 1962.
papua new guinea became an independent country in 1962.
when did papua new guinea become an independent country?
1962
in 1945, the territory of papua was merged with the territory of new guinea to form the territory of papua and new guinea. the merger was formalized with the passage of the papua and new guinea act 1949.









































section::::list.:papua new guinea.









































on 16 september 1975, papua new guinea achieved independence following the passage of the papua new guinea independence act 1975. for a list of viceroys in papua new guinea after independence, see governor-general of papua new guinea.









































section::::see also.









































bullet::::- papua new guinea









































bullet::::- politics of papua new guinea









































bullet::::- governor-general of papua new guinea
list of colonial governors of papua new guinea
bullet::::- local-level governments of papua new guinea









































section::::geography of papua new guinea.:regions of papua new guinea.:administrative divisions of papua new guinea.:provinces of papua new guinea.









































provinces of papua new guinea









































section::::geography of papua new guinea.:regions of papua new guinea.:administrative divisions of papua new guinea.:districts of papua new guinea.









































districts of papua new guinea









































section::::geography of papua new guinea.:regions of papua new guinea.:administrative divisions of papua new guinea.:municipalities of papua new guinea.









































local-level governments of papua new guinea









































bullet::::- capital of papua new guinea: port moresby









































bullet::::- cities of papua new guinea









































section::::geography of papua new guinea.:demography of papua new guinea.
outline of papua new guinea