West Papua

West Papua
or formerly Irian Jaya or West Irian or earlier Netherlands New Guinea geographical name territory of Indonesia comprising the W half of New Guinea & adjacent islands; belonged to the Netherlands until 1963 capital Jayapura area 162,927 square miles (421,981 square kilometers), population 1,648,708

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • National Committee for West Papua — The National Committee for West Papua (abbreviated KNPB or West Papua National Committee) is a Papuan peoples group campaigning for independence of Papua and West Papua. In April 2009, 8 protesters were killed by police during a demonstration… …   Wikipedia

  • Republic of West Papua — The Republic of West Papua is a separatist proposed state that would give sovereignty to the people of Western New Guinea (the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua). The Republic of West Papua was declared firstly after the withdrawal of… …   Wikipedia

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