South Korea
Shape
Asia · Eastern Asia
Outline not to scale
About the flag
South Korea's flag, the Taegeukgi, is white with a red and blue circle in the centre and four black trigrams around it. The circle is the taegeuk, representing the balance of opposites, and the trigrams stand for heaven, earth, water and fire. White is a traditional colour of the Korean people, symbolising peace and purity.
Often confused with
Only the names are similar: North Korea's flag has blue and red stripes with a red star in a white circle.
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