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FUN FACTS:
Papua New Guinea is one of the very few places
on earth that is close to the equator but still
has snow in very high altitudes!
There are over 800 different languages in this
country! Papua New Guinea is also one of the
three countries with the greatest need for
Bible translation—in the whole world!
Until 1933, Papua New Guinea used seashells
for money! Now they use Kina.
The world’s first documented poisonous
bird—the Hooded Pitohui—is native to
Papua New Guinea.
Hooded
Pitohui
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