In the South Pacific, there is the second largest island in the world, New Guinea. The western half of the island is Irian Jaya province in Indonesia, and the eastern half is an independent country of Papua New Guinea, a young country in the South Pacific. Its territory consists of Papua in the southern half of New Guinea and New Guinea in the northern half, as well as more than 800 islands such as bougainville island, New Britain and New Ireland nearby, with a land area of 462,000 square kilometers, ranking second only to Australia in Oceania. The population is about 30 1 10,000 (1980), and the population of the capital port moresby is123,000. /kloc-Since the 6th century, colonists such as Portugal, the Netherlands, Britain and Germany have invaded one after another. 1884, Britain occupied Papua, New Guinea was occupied by Germany, and later became the territory of Australia. 197 1 changed its name to Papua new guinea, and 1975 became an independent country in the Commonwealth.

New Guinea has a humid climate, and the South Papua Plain is low and flat, with a large swamp, which is very suitable for the growth of crocodiles. Crocodiles are precious animals in this country. In the past, foreign businessmen used to kill crocodiles here in order to obtain crocodile skins, which drastically reduced the number of wild crocodiles. After independence, Papua New Guinea took measures to protect this precious natural resource, such as restricting the killing of wild crocodiles and prohibiting foreigners from hunting. On the other hand, vigorously develop crocodile farming. More than 300 crocodile farms have been built nationwide, raising 20,000 crocodiles, with the planned target of100000. At present, 30,000 pieces of crocodile skins are exported every year, earning10 million dollars, which is an important foreign exchange income of our country. Crocodile farming and fishing has become an important economic pillar of Papua New Guinea, so people call it "crocodile country". Antarctica