Flag of North Korea

Flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Name	람홍색공화국기(발) Hanja: 藍紅色共和國旗(발) MR: ramhongsaek konghwagukki([t?]pal) RR: ramhongsaek gonghwagukgi([t?]bal) 홍람오각별기 Hanja: 紅藍五角별旗 MR: hongramogakpyŏlgi RR: hongramogakbyeolgi 인공기 Hanja: 人共旗 MR: in'gonggi RR: in-gonggi
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	8 September 1948

The flag of North Korea was adopted on September 8, 1948,^[1] as the national flag and ensign. The red star of Communism can be seen on this flag on a white disc. The flag was adopted in 1948, when Northern portion of Korea became a Communist state. The traditional Korean flag was red, white, and blue. The country retained these colors (with more prominence given to the red) and added a red star on a white disk. The disk recalls the taegeuk found on the flag of South Korea, and represents the opposing principles of nature. The red stripe expresses revolutionary traditions; the red star is for Communism. The two blue stripes stand for sovereignty, peace and friendship. The white stripes symbolize purity.

A 600-lb (270 kg) North Korean national flag flies from the world's second largest flagpole, which is located at Kijŏng-dong, on the North Korean side of the Military Demarcation Line within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The flag-pole is 160m tall.

There are few other known flags in use. There is a flag for the Korean People's Army, as well as its two subdivisions the Korean People’s Air Force and Korean People's Navy, which follow a common design but with different colors (blue and white for the Navy and dark blue and light blue for the Air Force). There is also a flag of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea, modeled after similar communist party flags, and a flag for the Supreme Commander of the KPA used by Kim Jong-il, and has the Supreme Commander's Arms on a red field.

Gallery

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  Flag of the Provisional People’s Committee for North Korea (February 1946-July 1948)

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  Personal Flag of Kim Jong-il as Supreme Commander

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  Flag of the Workers' Party of Korea

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  Korean People's Army

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  Korean People's Navy

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  Korean People's Air Force

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  Unification Flag of North and South Korea

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  Arirang Mass Games

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  The world's third tallest flagpole flying a 270 kg (595 lb) Flag of North Korea. It's 160 m (525 ft) in height, over Kijŏng-dong ("Peace village"), near Panmunjom in Korean Demilitarized Zone.

References

1. ^ All States Flags - North Korea

• http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/kp.html

See also

• North Korea
• Korean Unification Flag
• Flag of South Korea