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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; red, black,
and yellow are traditional colors of Papua New Guinea; the
bird of paradise - endemic to the island of New Guinea - is
an emblem of regional tribal culture and represents the emergence
of Papua New Guinea as a nation; the Southern Cross, visible
in the night sky, symbolizes Papua New Guinea's connection
with Australia and several other countries in the South Pacific
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National
anthem
"O
Arise, All You Sons" |
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country is different : You must know it |
Humans
first arrived in around 60,000 years ago.
World’s first agriculturalists
Home to at least 750 tribes.
New Guinea is geopolitically split across 2 continents : Oceania
and Asia.
Some of the world’s most recent cases of cannibalism were reported
in Papua New Guinea. During the 1960s in some villages among the
Fore tribe, a recently deceased person would be cooked and consumed.
It was considered an act of love and grief.
World-class birding destination and is particularly famous for
the colourful birds of paradise
One of the world’s only known poisonous birds, the hooded pitohui,
can be found in Papua New Guinea. Its feathers carry one of the
most powerful toxins known to science. |
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