For the First Time Since 1948, North Korea Changes the Shape of Its Official Flag!

Reports indicate that North Korea has made adjustments to the proportions of its national flag for the first time since the proclamation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948.

The amendments to North Korea's national flag were included in its revised constitution published on a website affiliated with Pyongyang.

Article 166 of the revised constitution, published on the "Naenara" website, states that the ratio of the flag's height to its width is now 1 to 1.65, instead of the previous ratio of 1 to 2, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

The change comes as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seeks to build his own style of governance and national identity while retaining some legacy of his predecessors, Yonhap reported.

The 1-to-2 ratio rule for the flag remained unchanged in law until the constitutional amendment in the North in September 2023.

Despite the change in ratio, the overall design of the North Korean flag remains the same, consisting of a wide red band in the center, two thin white bands above and below it, two blue bands above and below the white bands, and a red five-pointed star within a white circle.

The constitution states that the red band symbolizes the blood of anti-Japanese fighters who dedicated their lives to defending the country's freedom and independence during Japanese colonial rule between 1910 and 1945. The white circle and the two white bands symbolize the people's loyalty to the country's leader and the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

The two blue bands represent the revolutionary spirit of the people struggling for peace, friendship, and unity in the world, as well as the country's sovereignty, it stated.