The media reported on the DPRK's change in the proportions of the national flag.

The DPRK authorities have changed the proportions of the national flag for the first time since the founding of the republic in 1948. This was reported on November 13 by the Yonhap news agency.

The text of the constitution published on the official state web portal Naenara contains a description of the flag in article 166. According to it, it has a wide red stripe in the center, narrow white stripes on top and bottom, blue stripes along the edges, as well as a red five-pointed star in a white circle at the shaft.

Now the ratio of the height and width of the flag is 1:1.65. Previously, the 1:2 ratio was fixed in the constitution, which remained unchanged even after the amendments were introduced in September 2023.

According to the agency, the change occurred against the background of the desire of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to form his own style of government and national identity, while preserving some of the traditions of his predecessors.

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