Papua New Guinea
Shape
Oceania · Melanesia
Outline not to scale
About the flag
Papua New Guinea's flag is divided diagonally. The upper half is red with a golden bird of paradise, and the lower half is black with the five white stars of the Southern Cross. It was designed in 1971 by Susan Karike, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, and adopted in 1971.
Often confused with
Only the names are similar: Guinea is in West Africa, with a red, yellow and green vertical tricolour.
Only the names are similar: Guinea-Bissau is in West Africa, with a black star on a red band.
Only the names are similar: Equatorial Guinea is in Central Africa, with a blue triangle and a tree emblem.
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