No, Papua New Guinea is in the Pacific. It is the country on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, although it is sometimes called New Guinea for short. The western half of New Guinea is...
The main religion in Papua New Guinea is Christianity. According to 2000 Census; 96.4% of Papua New Guineans are Christian (in many denominations), whilst 3.6% of other religions are inhabited from...
'Papua' comes from the Malay word pepuah which was used to describe the distinctive, frizzy Melanesian hair of the people who live on the island of New Guinea.