Flag of North Korea
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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-gonggiUse 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
See also
National flags and coats of arms National flags National coats of arms Categories:- National symbols of North Korea
- National flags
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