Flag of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

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.
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.

At a Glance

Capital Port Moresby
Region Oceania
Subregion Melanesia
Population 8,947,027
Area 462,840 km²

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Language & Culture

Native Names

Papua New Guinea (English), Papua Niu Gini (Hiri Motu), Papua Niugini (Tok Pisin)

Languages

English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin

Demonyms

Papua New Guinean (male), Papua New Guinean (female)

Week Starts On

monday

Economy & Details

Currency

K Papua New Guinean kina

Top Level Domain

.pg

UN Member

Yes

Driving Side

left

Timezones

UTC+10:00

Border Countries