Flag of North Korea
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The Flag of North Korea is a distinctive national flag featuring a central red stripe with a white circle and red star, flanked by blue and white bands, symbolizing the country's socialist ideology and national identity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag
ⓘ
state symbol ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1948-09-08 ⓘ |
| adoptionContext | after establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ⓘ |
| blueStripeMeaning | sovereignty, peace and friendship ⓘ |
| borderStripeColor | white ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
ⓘ
National flags ⓘ |
| centralEmblem | white circle with a red five-pointed star ⓘ |
| circleMeaning | unity ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| design | horizontal triband with a wide red stripe bordered by narrow white stripes and wide blue stripes at the top and bottom ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
North Korean embassies abroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military facilities in North Korea ⓘ public buildings in North Korea ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Flag of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensignVariant |
civil ensign of North Korea
ⓘ
naval ensign of North Korea ⓘ war flag of the Korean People's Army Ground Force ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red central field ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | socialist symbolism of the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Workers' Party of Korea leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO3166CountryCode | KP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in the Constitution of North Korea ⓘ |
| lowerStripeColor | blue ⓘ |
| officialName | Democratic People's Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| redStripeMeaning | revolutionary traditions and the blood shed for independence ⓘ |
| replaced | traditional Korean Taegukgi as primary state flag in the North ⓘ |
| sideRatio | height:width = 1:2 ⓘ |
| starMeaning |
leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| starPoints | 5 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Korean nationalism
ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ patriotism ⓘ revolutionary traditions ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| upperStripeColor | blue ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Korean People's Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
government of North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ state institutions of North Korea ⓘ |
| whiteStripeMeaning | purity and the Korean nation ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnFlag | none ⓘ |
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