What can you tell me about the history of the PNG flag?
The Papua New Guinea flag was adopted on July 1, 1971 and Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia on September 16, 1975.
Interesting Papua New Guinea Flag Facts:
The proportions of 3:4 make the Papua New Guinea flag almost square in shape.
A competition was held to design a flag for PNG in 1971. The government approved a design submitted by local 15-year-old student, Susan Karike. It became the national flag upon Papua New Guinea's independence.
Susan, the flag designer, died in April 2017