The article presents information on the detailed political history of Papua New Guinea. It also presents information on the population, geography, industries and embassy of Papua New Guinea. Human remains have been found in the interior of New Guinea dating back at least 10,000 years and possibly much earlier. The indigenous population consists of a huge number of tribes, many living in almost complete isolation with mutually unintelligible languages. Europeans visited in the 15th century, but actual land claims did not begin until the 19th century, when the Dutch took control of the island's western half. The southern half of eastern New Guinea was first claimed by Britain in 1884, and transferred to Australia in 1905. The northern half was claimed by Germany in 1884, but captured in World War I by Australia, which was first granted a League of Nations mandate and then a UN trusteeship over the area.