Politics
North Korea has changed the size and proportions of its national flag for the first time since the country was established in 1948, while retaining its original design and colours.
North Korea has changed the size and proportions of its national flag for the first time since the country was established in 1948, while retaining its original design and colours. According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, details of the amendment concerning the national flag have emerged in a newly published version of North Korea’s Constitution on Naenara, the country’s official propaganda website. Under Article 166 of the revised Constitution, the ratio of the flag’s height to its width has been set at 1:1.65, compared with the previous ratio of 1:2. As a result, the flag will appear relatively shorter and wider than before. Despite the change in proportions, the flag’s traditional colours and design remain unchanged. It features a broad red stripe in the centre, narrow white and blue stripes along the top and bottom, and a red five-pointed star inside a white circle positioned towards the left side of the central red stripe. According to experts, the change in the flag’s proportions could be part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to promote a new national identity and highlight his own approach to governance.
