Flag of North Korea

🎨 What the flag means

North Korea's flag has a wide red stripe edged with thin white stripes and blue stripes at the top and bottom. Near the pole is a red star inside a white circle, a symbol of socialism. Sources explain the colours in different ways; one common description says red stands for revolutionary traditions, white for purity and dignity, and blue for peace and friendship.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

26.4 million (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Pyongyang2.9 million people (2015)

🗣️ Main language

Korean

✨ 3 fun facts

1. About 80 percent of North Korea is covered by mountains and uplands, with deep, narrow valleys between them.
2. Mount Paektu, a volcano, is the highest mountain on the whole Korean Peninsula.
3. North Koreans write using only Hangul, the Korean alphabet created by King Sejong the Great in the 1400s.