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Flag of South Korea
Adopted:
The Flag of South Korea was adopted in 1883
Proportion:
2:3
Design:
white with a red and blue yin-yang symbol in the center
Description:
white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field; the South Korean national flag is called Taegukki; white is a traditional Korean color and represents peace and purity; the blue section represents the negative cosmic forces of the yin, while the red symbolizes the opposite positive forces of the yang; each trigram (kwae) denotes one of the four universal elements, which together express the principle of movement and harmony
About South Korea
The Korean flag is the flag of the country named South Korea, officially the The Republic of Korea, is a country in Asia, with an area of 100,363 square kilometers and a population of around 51,709,098. Its gdp is $1,642,383.22 Millions(2019). The capital of South Korea is Seoul, and the official currency is South Korean won(KRW).