🐼 Asia
Flag of South Korea
🎨 What the flag means
South Korea's flag, the Taegukgi, is white with a red and blue circle in the middle and four black symbols in the corners. White stands for peace and purity. The circle, called the taegeuk, shows harmony between opposite forces, and the four symbols, called trigrams, stand for heaven, earth, fire and water.
📊 Quick facts
- 👥 Population
- 51.6 million (2022)
- 🏙️ Capital
- Seoul9.7 million people (2020)
- 🗣️ Main language
- Korean
✨ 3 fun facts
- Hangul, the Korean alphabet, was created in 1446 by King Sejong the Great so more people could learn to read.
- Traditional Korean houses have ondol, a clever system that heats the floor from underneath.
- Jeju, South Korea's largest island, is home to Hallasan, a sleeping volcano that is the country's highest point.