Flag of South Korea
A white field with a red and blue taegeuk circle in the centre, surrounded by four black trigrams, one in each corner.
What Does the Flag of South Korea Mean?
The flag is called Taegukgi. White stands for peace and purity, the taegeuk for the balance of yin and yang, and the trigrams for heaven, earth, water and fire.
Main colours: whiteblackredblue
Key Facts About South Korea
| Official name | Republic of Korea |
|---|---|
| Capital | Seoul |
| Continent | Asia (Eastern Asia) |
| Land area | 100,210 km² — #107 of 195 |
| Languages | Korean |
| Currency | South Korean won |
| Flag colours | white, black, red, blue |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | October 15, 1949 (first used in the 1880s) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | KR / KOR / 410 |
Which Countries Border South Korea?
South Korea shares a land border with 1 country:
North Korea — capital Pyongyang
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BhutanThimphu
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ChinaBeijing
GeorgiaTbilisi
IndiaNew Delhi
IndonesiaJakarta
IranTehran
IraqBaghdad
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JapanTokyo
JordanAmman
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KuwaitKuwait City
KyrgyzstanBishkek
LaosVientiane
LebanonBeirut
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MaldivesMalé
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MyanmarNaypyidaw
NepalKathmandu- North KoreaPyongyang
OmanMuscat
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SingaporeSingapore
Sri LankaColombo
SyriaDamascus
TajikistanDushanbe
ThailandBangkok
Timor-LesteDili
TurkeyAnkara
TurkmenistanAshgabat
United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi
UzbekistanTashkent
VietnamHanoi
YemenSana'a
Flag of South Korea: FAQ
What does the flag of South Korea look like?
A white field with a red and blue taegeuk circle in the centre, surrounded by four black trigrams, one in each corner.
What colours are on the flag of South Korea?
The main colours are white, black, red, blue.
When was the flag of South Korea adopted?
The current flag was adopted on October 15, 1949 (first used in the 1880s).
What is the capital of South Korea?
The capital of South Korea is Seoul.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.