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The flag of Papua New Guinea is divided diagonally, from the upper hoist-side corner to the lower fly-side corner, into a lower black and an upper red triangle. On the hoist side of the lower black triangle is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation made up of one small and four larger five-pointed white stars. A golden Raggiana bird-of-paradise is situated on the fly side of the upper red triangle.

Papua New Guinea

Independent State of Papua New Guinea

OceaniaMelanesiaPGPNG

Population

8.95M

Capital

Port Moresby

Country Overview

Basic Information

Common Name
Papua New Guinea
Official Name
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Melanesia
Population
8,947,027

Codes & Identifiers

Alpha-2 Code
PG
Alpha-3 Code
PNG
Olympic Code
PNG

Bordering Countries

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