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Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island (Norf'k community) is an Australian external territory about 1,600 km northeast of Sydney, population 2,188, settled by Bounty mutineer descendants from Pitcairn in 1856; KAVHA is World Heritage-listed, and self-government ended in 2015.
North Chungcheong
North Chungcheong (충청북도, Chungcheongbuk-do) is South Korea's only landlocked province, created in 1896, capital Cheongju, about 1.64 million people, manufacturing-heavy economy centered on Chungju and Cheongju.
North Hamgyong Province
North Hamgyong Province (함경북도, Hamgyŏngpukto) is the northeasternmost province of North Korea, bordering China and Russia along the Tumen River and facing the Sea of Japan; its capital is Chongjin.
North Pyongan
North Pyongan (평안북도; also romanized North Phyongan) is a western province of North Korea, capital Sinuiju, bordering China across the Yalu River and producing 22 percent of the country's rice.
Northern Province, Papua New Guinea
Northern Province (Oro Province), Papua New Guinea: coastal province with capital Popondetta, 22,800 km2, 273,950 people (2024 census), districts Ijivitari and Sohe, oil palm economy, Kokoda Track, Mount Lamington, and Divune 3 MW hydro project.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (NT) is Australia's internal self-governing territory, granted self-government on 1 July 1978. Mining dominates its economy, government services dominate employment, and a 1998 statehood referendum failed.
Northern, Fiji
Northern Division, Fiji: one of Fiji's four administrative divisions, covering Vanua Levu and nearby islands through the provinces of Bua, Cakaudrove, and Macuata, with its capital at Labasa; about 131,914 people at the 2017 census.
Pingtung County (屏东县)
Pingtung County (屏東縣) is Taiwan's southernmost county, seat Pingtung City, population 798,367 (2023). Tropical monsoon climate, Kenting National Park, Hakka and Indigenous communities, agriculture, groundwater subsidence, and rapid aging distinguish it.
Province Sud
Province Sud (South Province), one of three provinces of New Caledonia created by the 1988 Matignon Accords; covers southern Grande Terre and Île des Pins, seat Nouméa, 40-member assembly, about 75% of the population, loyalist-led.
South Australia
South Australia is a state in the southern, central part of mainland Australia, established in 1836 as a province for free settlers, with its capital at Adelaide.
South Hamgyong
South Hamgyong (함경남도) is a province of North Korea on the east coast, capital Hamhung, the country's second-largest city; one of nine provinces, with Tanchon its other major city.
South Pyongan
South Pyongan Province (평안남도), a province of North Korea formed in 1896 from southern Pyongan; capital Pyongsong, area 12,350 sq km, about 17 percent of the national population.
Southern Highlands Province
Southern Highlands Province is a Papua New Guinea province with capital Mendi, 510,245 people (2011 census) over 15,089 sq km after Hela Province split away on 17 May 2012, with five districts and Angal Heneng majority.
West New Britain Province
West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea: western New Britain island, capital Kimbe, three districts, 368,643 people (2024 census), leading palm oil producer, about 40 volcanoes including Ulawun.
West Sepik Province
West Sepik Province, also called Sandaun Province, is PNG's northwesternmost province with capital Vanimo, bordering Indonesian Papua; lowest provincial HDI (0.262), four districts, Sepik River headwaters, and major Connect PNG road investment.
Western Highlands Province
Western Highlands Province is a province of Papua New Guinea in the central Highlands, with Mount Hagen as its capital and main urban center. Its agricultural economy produces coffee, tea, and fresh produce.
Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Western Province (Fly River Province), PNG's largest province at 98,189 km², capital Daru; borders Indonesia and Australia; 300,019 people (2024 census); economy driven by the Ok Tedi mine.