Korean Unification Flag
The Korean Unification Flag is a flag designed to represent all of Korea when North and South Korea participate as one team in sporting events.
Proportion | 2:3 |
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Adopted | 1991 |
Design | Image of the Korean Peninsula in solid blue, including the contested Liancourt Rocks, on a white field. |
Design
The background is white. In the center there is a blue figure of the Korean Peninsula, including Jeju Island to the southwest, and Ulleungdo and the Liancourt Rocks to the east, added in 2003.
In the 2018 Winter Olympics, Ulleungdo and the Liancourt Rocks were not included in the flag.[1]
Versions
Korean Peninsula and Jeju Island
Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and Ulleungdo
Post-2003 version showing the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, Ulleungdo, and the Liancourt Rocks
Korean Unification Flag Media
Flag at the Seoul World Cup Stadium 2005
References
- ↑ "'Flag dispute' halts joint Korean march" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2018-03-08. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43327934. Retrieved 2018-03-10.