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Papua New Guinea Flag Description:

Divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is red with a soaring yellow bird of paradise centered; the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation centered.

Papua New Guinea Flag Information:

The Papua New Guinea National flag was formally approved in the year 1971. This Papua New Guinea Flag is dissevered diagonally from the upper part of the hoist to the underside of the fly portion. On the top the “Bird of Paradise” or “Kumul” is depicted on the red base of the Flag of Papua New Guinea . There are five stars interpreting the Southern Cross, on the black backdrop. Red, Yellow and Black has close association with the country's heritage, while the “Bird of Paradise” is the emblem of regional tribal culture. On the Papua New Guinea Flag the bird symbolizes the emergence of Papua New Guinea as a nation . The “Southern Cross” is the assemblage visible in the night sky of Papua New Guinea and other states of the southerly Hemisphere. On the Papua New Guinea Flag this represents the ancient connection of Papua New Guinea with several countries by the South Pacific.