Omission of Tasmania from maps of Australia Omission of Tasmania from maps of Australia The Australian state of Tasmania is occasionally omitted from maps of Australia. Such omissions often provoke outrage from Tasmanians. During the 1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, performers created a map of Australia that omitted Tasmania. Tasmanian poet Andrew Sant wrote "Off the Map" in response: <poem> Identity deleted, Close to the Continent Who wouldn't make a fuss? There have been wars for less... </poem> The Australian swim team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games were issued training swimsuits with a stylised design featuring maps of Australia, along with kangaroos and emus. The animals obscured
Economy of Papua New Guinea Singapore (5.6%). In 2014, Papua New Guinea's merchandise imports were: Major source countries for merchandise imports include Australia (34.4%), Singapore (14.3%), the European Union (8.3%), China (6.9%), and Japan (6.4%). Petroleum, mining machinery and aircraft have been the primary U.S. exports to Papua New Guinea. In 1999, as mineral exploration and new minerals investments declined, as did United States exports. Crude oil is the largest U.S. import from Papua New Guinea, followed by gold, cocoa, coffee, and copper ore. U.S. companies are active in developing Papua New Guinea's mining and petroleum sectors. Chevron operates the Kutubu and Gobe oil projects