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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.Coat of arms of Papua New Guinea
Official nameIndependent State of Papua New Guinea
LocationOceania | Melanesia
Area462840 km2
Population8.95M inhabitants
Density19.331 pop / km2
Demonyms(m) Papua New Guinean / (f) Papua New Guinean
Official languagesEnglish, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Capital(s)Port Moresby
Statusindependent, officially-assigned
MembershipsUN, FIFA
CurrencyPapua New Guinean kina (K)
GINI41.9 (2009)
TLD.pg
Phone code+6, suffix(es): 75
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