Islands Region

The '''Islands Region''' is one of four regions of [[Papua New Guinea]] (PNG) comprising the [[Bismarck Archipelago]] and [[North Solomon Islands]] located north-east of the mainland. This is the least densely inhabited region of the country with a population of 750,000 (14% of PNG) and distinct through its history, as shown by the prevalence of [[Austronesian languages]] and archeological findings of [[Lapita]] pottery culture. ==Subdivision== The Region is administratively divided into five provinces: * [[East New Britain]] * [[Manus Province|Manus]] * [[New Ireland Province|New Ireland]] * [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainville]] * [[West New Britain]] ==See also== * [[Bougainville Island]] * [[Provinces of Papua New Guinea]] {{Regions of Papua New Guinea}} {{PapuaNewGuinea-geo-stub}} {{coord missing|Papua New Guinea}}