The Korean peninsula hasn’t had a unified native government since 1910 when Japan annexed Korea. After Japan’s defeat in 1945 the peninsula was divided along the 38th Parallel (North), the Soviets controlling the North, the United States the South. We’re all aware of how vastly different North and South Korea are, but reunification is a […]
Flag of Belarus
Sunday 7 June 2015 saw the Belarus Flag celebrate its 20th anniversary. In 1995, on a 64.7% turnout, voters in a referendum on state symbols opted by a 3:1 majority for the current design (hoist pattern slightly modified in 2012). Both designs bear a striking resemblance to the flag of the Byelorussian SSR. The only differences […]
Flag of Sápmi
Sápmi (commonly known as Lapland) is mostly located within the Arctic Circle, stretching through the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia’s Kola Peninsula. The Sami people (or Lapps) adopted their current flag on 15th August 1986 at the 13th Nordic Sami Conference in Åre, Sweden. Designed by Astrid Båhl, it saw off competition from […]
Flag of Yemen
This Friday (22nd May) a unified Yemen – and its flag – will celebrate their silver jubilee. Twenty-five years ago the new country needed a flag, and like many of Yemen’s Arab neighbours, the nation took lots of inspiration from the Arab Liberation Flag. First used in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the Arab Liberation […]
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