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Bougainville

Location between S Pacific Ocean and Coral Sea
Latitude and longitude  6 23 S, 155 56 E
Sovereignty Papua New Guinea
United Nations member? Part of North Solomons province of Papua New Guinea
Population  196,000
Census notes est. 2001
Land area in square kilometers 9,318

Fundamental legal document(s) online
Bougainville Peace Agreement (2001) (PDF), from the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization 
Bougainville Peace Agreement (2001), from the United States Institute of Peace
Lincoln Agreement on Peace, Security and Development (1998), from the United States Institute of Peace
Lincoln Agreement on Peace, Security and Development (1998), from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, via the Internet Archive
The Burnham Declaration by Bougainville Leaders on the Re-Establishment
of a Process for Lasting Peace and Justice on Bougainville (1997), from the United States Institute of Peace

Sources and other useful websites
Bougainville, from the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization 
Bougainville Freedom Movement
The Bougainville Peace Process, from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 
United Nations System-Wide Earthwatch Island Directory

Selected articles on law and political status
The Bougainville political settlement and the prospects for sustainable peace, by Anthony J. Regan, from the Pacific Economic Bulletin (2002) (PDF 134K)

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