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Coat of Arms 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

Size: 462,840km2

Capital: Port Moresby

Borders: Indonesia

Population: 8,947,027

UN Member: Yes

Things to Know

Official Languages: English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Citizen Demonym: Male: Papua New Guinean, Female: Papua New Guinean
Currency: Papua New Guinean kina (K) Converting...
Driving Side: Left
Top-Level Domain: .pg
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