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Independent State of Papua New Guinea Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of Papua New Guinea is divided diagonally from upper hoist-side corne forming two triangles. The upper triangle is red with a centered soaring yellow bird of paradise centered, and the lower triangle is black with five, white, five-pointed stars of the Southern Cross constellation.

People

Population: 5,670,544 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 2.21% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region note: 820 indigenous languages spoken (over one-tenth of the world's total)

Government

Abbreviation: PNG

Government Type: constitutional parliamentary democracy

Capital: Port Moresby

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $15.13 billion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $2,700 (2006 estimate)