Independent State of Papua New Guinea
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.- Native Name (Official)
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini
- Population
- 8,947,027
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Region
- Oceania (Melanesia)
- Currency
- Papua New Guinean kina (K)
- Languages
- English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
- Area
- 462840 km2
- Timezones
- UTC+10:00
