Papua New Guinea has experienced a remarkable rapid transition from scattered primitive societies to a modern unified nation. The dictionary covers major economic, social, political and cultural developments, basic geographic information, and biographies.

Chapter 1 Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Abbreviations and Acronyms Chapter 4 Maps Chapter 5 Chronology Chapter 6 Introduction Chapter 7 THE DICTIONARY Chapter 8 Appendix A: Administrators Chapter 9 Appendix B: Australian Ministers Concerned with Papua New Guinea, 1906-99 Chapter 10 Appendix C: Prime Ministers of Papua Guinea, 1975-2000 Chapter 11 Appendix D: Governors-General of Papua New Guinea, 1975-1999 Chapter 12 Bibliography Chapter 13 About the Author