Papua New Guinea
Flag of Papua New Guinea


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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.

Currency
Kina.

Astronomy
Today's date is November 21, 2009. There is currently a New Moon.

Location
Oceania, group of islands including the eastern half of the island of new guinea between the coral sea and the south pacific ocean, east of indonesia.

Climate
Tropical; northwest monsoon (december to march), southeast monsoon (may to october); slight seasonal temperature variation.

Terrain
Mostly mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills.

Elevation Extremes
The lowest point is at Pacific Ocean 0 m. The highest point is at Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m.

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Papua New Guinea

This is a map of Papua New Guinea. The map illustrates the location of Port Moresby and its proximity to Wewak, Daru, Rabaul, and the Coral Sea.

Other countries on this map include: Indonesia / Australia / Solomon Islands

Papua New Guinea News:
Men survive weeks lost in Pacific
Five men from Papua New Guinea are rescued by a US fishing boat after two months adrift in the Pacific.
Papua New Guinea hit by cholera
An outbreak of cholera in Papua New Guinea is reported to have killed more than 40 people in a remote district.

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