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<p>Papua lies in the West Papua region on the island of New Guinea. It is the largest and most eastern province of Indonesia. Its boarder to the east is Papua New Guinea, and West Papua province on the west.  The province has a total land mass of 319,036.05 square kilometers, with a population of 3,486,432 people. The capital of Papua is Jayapura.</p>
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<p><strong><em>ETHINIC GROUPS</em></strong></p>
<p>There is close to 15 known ethnic groups in Papua: Amungme, Asmat, Bauzi, Dani, Yei, Kamoro, Kombai, Korowai, Mee, Sentani, and Yali.</p>
<p>Each village has elementary schools; with around 30% of children continue to middle school, and only few go to high school.  The people primarily live by fishing, hunting, and planting crops.</p>
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<p><strong><em>ECONOMY</em></strong></p>
<p>Timber is the main industry in Papua, as forests cover 42 million hectares of land. Papua has the world’s largest gold mine, and third largest copper mine in the world.</p>
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<p><strong><em>ECOLOGY</em></strong></p>
<p>There is an estimation of 16,000 species of plants, 124 of which are endemic.</p>
<p>Papua is home to some endemic animal and bird species. The world’s longest lizards, and largest butterflies are in Papua.</p>
<p>Papua waterways and wetlands are also the habitats of salt and freshwater crocodile, flying foxes, bats and many other animals.</p>
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