Papua New Guinea Photo: Traditional Village Near Goroka
Photo: Papua New Guinea
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
The island nation of Papua New Guinea is home to some 700 Papuan and Melanesian tribes and as many languages. The diversity makes centralized government a challenge.
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