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Papua New Guinea Terrain
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mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills.
Resources
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gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries.
Natural Hazards
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active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis.
Population
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5,795,887 (July 2007 est.).
