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Western New Guinea
Western New Guinea is the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea and consists of two provinces, Papua and West Irian Jaya. It was previously known by various names, including Netherlands New Guinea (until 1st Dec 1961), West Papua (until August 1962), West Irian (1962–1973), and Irian Jaya (1973–2000).
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