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Flag of South Korea

South Korea

Flag

Adopted: 1948

The South Korean flag features a red and blue yin-yang symbol (taegeuk) centered on a white field with black trigrams in each corner.

Flag fun fact: The taegeuk represents the balance of opposing cosmic forces in Korean philosophy, with red symbolizing positive energy and blue representing negative energy.

Colors

redwhiteblueblack

Design elements

circlegeometric

Flag family: East Asian

Country context

Capital city: Seoul

East Asia · Asia

Independent from Japan · 1948

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Presidential Republic

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Currency

South Korean Won (KRW) →

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