First of all, people in PNG eat a lot of betelnuts.
Second, to Ozmac, John, and Lukas, is this a particularly divisive and publicized issue over there? Also, at what point do they get on boats? Indonesia? Vietnam?
I found some stats on current detainees here. They are from:
- Iran (2,401 people)
- Sri Landa (1,368)
- Afghanistan (1,117)
- Pakistan (477)
- Iraq (420)
- Vietnam (568)
- Indonesia (279)
- Bangladesh (170)
- China (107)
- Myanmar (15)
- Other (1,599)