Flag of North Korea
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| Name | Ramhongsaek Gonghwagukgi |
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| Use |
National flag and ensign 
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 8 September 1948 |
| Design | A wide red stripe at the center, bordered by a narrow white stripe both above and below, followed by a blue stripe. The central red stripe carries a five-pointed red star within a white circle near the hoist. |
| Designed by | Unknown |
| Flag of North Korea | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 람홍색공화국기(발) |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 藍紅色共和國旗(발) |
| Revised Romanization | ramhongsaek gonghwagukgi(bal) |
| McCune–Reischauer | ramhongsaek konghwagukki(ppal) |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 홍람오각별기 |
| Hancha | 紅藍旗 |
| Revised Romanization | hongramogakbyeolgi |
| McCune–Reischauer | hongramogakpyŏlgi |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 인공기 |
| Hancha | 人共旗 |
| Revised Romanization | in-gonggi |
| McCune–Reischauer | in'gonggi |
The flag of North Korea, also known as the Ramhongsaek Gonghwagukgi is the ensign and national flag of North Korea. It was adopted on 8 September 1948 and is defined in Article 170 of Chapter VII of the North Korean constitution.
According to article 170 of Chapter VII of the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea):
The national flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea consists of a central red panel, bordered both above and below by a narrow white stripe and a broad blue stripe. The central red panel bears a five-pointed red star within a white circle near the hoist.
The ratio of the width to the length is 1:2.
The North Korean flag's prominent red star is a universal symbol of communism and socialism, although since the flag's adoption, the application of the Marxist-Leninist-natured philosophy of Juche has replaced communist authority as the state's guiding ideology, and references to communism have been systematically removed from the country's constitution and legal documents.
The red stripe expresses revolutionary traditions. The two blue stripes stand for sovereignty, peace and friendship. The white stripes symbolize purity.
The website of the Korean Friendship Association indicates, on the contrary, the red star represents revolutionary traditions, the red panel is indicative of the patriotism and determination of the Korean people. The white stripes symbolizes ethnic purity of the unified nation and its culture. The blue stripes represent unity.
According to a typical North Korean official text published in Rodong Sinmun,Kim Il-sung gave the following significance to the elements of the flag:
The red colour of the flag symbolises the anti-Japanese fervour, the red blood shed by the Korean patriots and the invincible might of our people firmly united to support the Republic. The white colour symbolises the one bloodline, one land, one language, one culture of our monoethnic country, which lived in purity. And blue stands for the gallant visage of our people, symbolising the spirit of the Korean people fighting for world peace and progress.
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