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 ====== West New Guinea ====== ====== West New Guinea ======
-From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia+From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, then edited. 
 //This article is about the western half of the island of New Guinea. For the Indonesian provinces, see West Papua (province) and Papua (province).// //This article is about the western half of the island of New Guinea. For the Indonesian provinces, see West Papua (province) and Papua (province).//
 {{infobox> {{infobox>
 name = West New Guinea name = West New Guinea
-== West Irian / Irian Jaya / West Papua ==+image = :undefined:locationwestpapua.svg 
 +== West Papua / West Irian / Irian Jaya / Papua ==
 Country = Indonesia Country = Indonesia
 Provinces = Central Papua (Wanggar, Nabire), Highland Papua (Jayawijaya), Papua (Jayapura), South Papua (Salor, Merauke), Southwest Papua (Sorong), West Papua (Manokwari) Provinces = Central Papua (Wanggar, Nabire), Highland Papua (Jayawijaya), Papua (Jayapura), South Papua (Salor, Merauke), Southwest Papua (Sorong), West Papua (Manokwari)
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 ISO 3166-2 = ID-PP[4] ISO 3166-2 = ID-PP[4]
 }} }}
-West New Guinea (West Papua), also known in [[Indonesia]] as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua,[5] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and transferred to Indonesian administration in 1963. The region is known as West Papua locally and outside of Indonesia. Indonesia has claimed sovereignty since 1949 and in 1962 asked the [[United Nations]] to annex and appoint Indonesia as the [[United Nations]] [[administrator]] of the [[colony]].+West New Guinea (West Papua), also known in [[Indonesia]] as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua,[5] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch but without local consent transferred to Indonesian administration in 1963. The region is known as West Papua locally and outside of Indonesia. Indonesia has claimed sovereignty since 1949 and renewed its claims since 1969 after asking the [[United Nations]] in 1962 to annex West New Guinea and appoint Indonesia as the [[United Nations]] [[administrator]] of the [[colony]].
  
 Lying to the west of //Papua New Guinea// and geographically a part of [[continent|continental]] [[Australia]], the territory is almost entirely in the Southern Hemisphere and includes the Biak and Raja Ampat archipelagoes. The region is predominantly covered with rainforest where traditional peoples live, including the Dani of the Baliem Valley. A large proportion of the population live in or near coastal areas. The largest city is Jayapura. Lying to the west of //Papua New Guinea// and geographically a part of [[continent|continental]] [[Australia]], the territory is almost entirely in the Southern Hemisphere and includes the Biak and Raja Ampat archipelagoes. The region is predominantly covered with rainforest where traditional peoples live, including the Dani of the Baliem Valley. A large proportion of the population live in or near coastal areas. The largest city is Jayapura.
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