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<genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry xmlns:genc="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0" genc:schemaLocation="" xmlns:genc-cmn="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc-cmn" genc-cmn:schemaLocation="" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc http://nsgreg-api.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0.0/genc.xsd">
  <genc:encoding>
    <genc-cmn:char3Code>PNG</genc-cmn:char3Code>
    <genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/3/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:char2Code>PG</genc-cmn:char2Code>
    <genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/2/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:numericCode>598</genc-cmn:numericCode>
    <genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/n/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
  </genc:encoding>
  <genc:name><![CDATA[PAPUA NEW GUINEA]]></genc:name>
  <genc:shortName><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea]]></genc:shortName>
  <genc:fullName><![CDATA[Independent State of Papua New Guinea]]></genc:fullName>
  <genc:gencStatus>exception</genc:gencStatus>
  <genc:entryDate>2023-07-01</genc:entryDate>
  <genc:entryType>unchanged</genc:entryType>
  <genc:usRecognition>independent</genc:usRecognition>
  <genc:entryNotesOnNaming><![CDATA[The entry for this geopolitical entity is assigned the GENC status of 'Exception' because the GENC Standard specifies the full name "Independent State of Papua New Guinea" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "the Independent State of Papua New Guinea". Additionally, the GENC Standard does not include the local short names "Papuaniugini" in '--'/'tpi' and 'Papuaniugini" in 'ho'/'hmo'.]]></genc:entryNotesOnNaming>
  <genc:entryNotesOnTerritory/>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-CPK</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-CPM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-EBR</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-EHG</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-EPW</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-ESW</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-GPK</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-HLA</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-JWK</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-MBA</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-MPL</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-MPM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-MRL</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-NCD</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-NIK</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-NPP</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-NSB</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-SAN</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-SHM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-WBK</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-WHM</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">PG-WPD</genc:division>
  <genc:localShortName>
    <genc:name><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea]]></genc:name>
    <genc:iso6393Char3Code>eng</genc:iso6393Char3Code>
  </genc:localShortName>
</genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry>