North Korean authorities have changed the proportions of their national flag for the first time since the founding of the country in 1948, Yonhap News Agency reports Friday.

The text of North Korea’s amended constitution, posted on the official state website Naenara, describes the country’s flag in Article 166. Accordingly, the ratio of the flag's height to its width is now 1 to 1.65, replacing the previous ratio of 1 to 2, which had remained unchanged in the law until the North's constitutional revision in September 2023.

Despite the ratio change, the overall design of the North's flag remains intact, consisting of a broad red stripe in the center, narrow white stripes above and below it, blue stripes above and below the white stripes, and a red five-pointed star in a white circle.

The change came as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sought to build his own governing style and national identity while retaining some legacies of his predecessors.