North Korea alters proportions of national flag

SEOUL, November 13 (AJP) - North Korea has changed the official proportions of its national flag for the first time since the country was founded in 1948, according to the country's propaganda website Naenara. The revised constitution, released by the website earlier this week, also stipulates a change in the flag's ratio from 1:2 to 1:1.65, making it narrower. The flag's design and official symbolism, however, remain unchanged.

Experts speculate that the move is part of Pyongyang's broader effort to pursue its leader Kim Jong-un’s strategic policy of distancing the country from the South, referring to it as a "separate, hostile state" while removing references to reunification between the two Koreas.

Tags: North Korea, Kim Jong-un, national flag, constitution, reunification

Woo Joo-seong

North Korea alters proportions of national flag

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