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The national flag has a rectangular form. The ratio of the width to length is 1:2. The flag consists of a central red panel, bordered both above and below by a narrow white stripe and a broad blue stripe. The central red panel bears in the hoist, a five-pointed star within a white circle.
The red stripe of the flag symbolizes the blood shed by the genuine Korean revolutionaries including the anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters in the struggle for the freedom and independence of the country and the internal revolutionary forces of the DPRK single-heartedly united around the Worker's Party of Korea.
The white circle and the two white stripes of the flag mean the Korean people are a homogeneous nation with brilliant and ancient national culture and the pure features of the inseparable nation. The two blue stripes in the outermost parts of the flag symbolize the sky-high spirit of the Korean people struggling for the cause of socialism and communism, the sovereignty of the DPRK and the land of morning calm under the bright rays of the sun and stars.
The five-pointed star of the flag symbolizes traditions established by the President Kim Il Sung in the course of the arduous anti-Japanese struggle and the future of the eternally prospering Korea and the heroism and bravery of the Korean people who always advance towards victory. The national flag of the DPRK instils boundless pride and self-confidence of having their fatherland into the Korean people and redoubles their courage and strength to win certain victory.