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Kuk Swamp is an archaeological
site in New Guinea. Evidence for early agricultural
drainage systems was found here, beginning about 9,000
years ago. In 2008, it was listed as a World Heritage
Site by UNESCO.
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of
Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying
the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous
offshore islands (the western portion of the island
is a part of Indonesian provinces of Papua and West
Papua). It is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean,
in a region defined since the early 19th century as
Melanesia. Its capital, and one of its few major cities,
is Port Moresby. It is one of the most diverse countries
on Earth, with over 850 indigenous languages and at
least as many traditional societies, out of a population
of just under 6 million. It is also one of the most
rural, with only 18 per cent of its people living in
urban centres. The country is also one of the world's
least explored, culturally and geographically, and many
undiscovered species of plants and animals are thought
to exist in the interior of Papua New Guinea.
The majority of the population live in traditional societies
and practise subsistence-based agriculture. These societies
and clans have some explicit acknowledgement within
the nation's constitutional framework. The PNG Constitution
expresses the wish for traditional villages and communities
to remain as viable units of Papua New Guinean society,
and for active steps to be taken in their preservation.
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