This country's Fly River was affected by a large influx of mining waste from the Ok Tedi Mine near its west- ern border. The nut tree Canarium indicum was domesticated by this country's highland farme
This country's Fly River was affected by a large influx of mining waste from the Ok Tedi Mine near its west- ern border. The nut tree Canarium indicum was domesticated by this country's highland farmers, who were fa- mously studied by Jared Diamond. An English-derived creole known as Tok Pisin is the most widely spoken of over eight hundred languages spoken by this country's residents. Some of this country's residents have es- caped to the Torres Strait Islands, which are owned by a country to its south. This country shares an island with a province formerly known as Irian Jaya. For 10 points, name this Oceanic country whose capital, Port Moresby, was used in World War II as a base to protect nearby Australia.