Bougainville, the tiny south Pacific island may replace South Sudan as the world's newest country
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Bakawari Island, also known as Pokpok, is just off the coast of Bougainville, located near the Kieta Wharf in Central Bougainville. It is only a 5-minute boat ride from the mainland to the island and most people use canoes to go back and forth. Pokpok is made up of two large villages which are located back to back. Facing the mainland is Pokpok village and at her back, facing the vast Solomon Sea is Sisirai. This magical island and its surroundings are just unimaginable. Its a place to snorkel,
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Bougainville, a tiny archipelago in the heart of the South Pacific, is set to become the world’s newest country in September 2027. After a long struggle for freedom, the islanders of Bougainville voted decisively for independence from Papua New Guinea in 2019. The Panguna mine, once the world’s largest open-cut copper and gold mine, has played a crucial role in shaping the island’s quest for independence and triggering a decade-long civil war. The mine, which also caused significant environmenta
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The newest country in the world will likely emerge right here, and here’s why: As of 2011, South Sudan is the newest country born out of Africa’s longest civil war. Bougainville is the westernmost and largest island of the Solomon archipelago, yet it is governed by Papua New Guinea. It was claimed by the German colony of German New Guinea, which also explains why this sea right here is called the Bismarck Sea. Bougainville was important to Papua New Guinea due to its copper mine (Panguna) and wa
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Decades ago, one of the biggest gold and copper mines in the world shut down in Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea. Its toxic legacy remains in the blue-tinted rivers and poisoned fish surrounding the crater, but the local government says the mine is still worth over US$50 billion and wants it re-opened to fund its independence movement. | ABC News
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