Brief Introduction to Historical View of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world; it is a Commonwealth realm; in which Queen Elizabeth II acts as its Sovereign and Head of State. It was expected by the constitutional convention, which prepared the draft constitution, and by Australia, the outgoing metropolitan power, that Papua New Guinea would choose not to retain its link with the Commonwealth monarchy. Strong growth in Papua New Guinea's mining and resource sector has led to the country becoming the sixth fastest-growing economy in the world as of 2011.Meanwhile, this paper present the brief introduction to historical view of Papua New Guinea (PNG)