It is interesting to note that the
Papua New Guinea National Flag was designed by a 15year old (Susan Huhume) schoolgirl as the winner of a nationwide competition and was officially adopted on July 1, 1971. On the hoist side of the flag is the Southern Cross (a group of five stars) placed against a black background; and in the fly is a raggiana bird of paradise (found in the national Coat of Arms) silhouetted against a red background.
Red and black had been the traditional colors used by many tribes, also the color of the German Empire's flag, which had colonized New Guinea before 1918.
Papua New Guinea is an island nation in the western Pacific, whose history is a testament to years of colonization, but was eventually granted independence by Australia in 1975. About 700 Papuan and Melanesian tribes and as many diverse languages inhabit the island nation of Papua New Guinea, thus making centralized governance really hard and challenging.
This island nation occupies the eastern part (western part is governed by Indonesia) and several small islands that include Bougainville and the Bismarck Archipelago. Characterized by a series of mountain ranges, rainforests, and swamplands is the habitat of Papuan and Melanesian tribes that thrives as subsistence farmers, although some grow cash crops. The nation is also found abundant with mineral reserves and petroleum, which could brighten the economic outlook of the nation in the future.
For the moment, the economic activity of the island covers the industry of copra and palm oil processing, plywood and wood chip production; on agriculture, crops like coffee, cacao, coconuts, palm kernels, and poultry abounds; while it also exports oil, gold, copper ore and logs.
by:
The Flagman
