Korean Unification

The Korean Unification flag is a flag designed to represent all of Korea when North and South Korea participate as one team in sporting events. The flag consists of a white background, mostly consisting a sky blue silhouette of the Korean Peninsula and Jeju Island, with some variations adding the islands of Ulleungdo and the disputed Liancourt Rocks.
== History ==
North and South Korea initially planned to compete as one team at the 1990 Asian Games, and conceived the Korean Unification Flag amid logistical difficulties with raising two flags at once. While the unified team effort was not realized, the flag was prominently displayed by an unofficial cheerleading group during the Games.
The flag was first officially used in 1991 when the two countries competed together as a single team in the 41st World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan.
== Variations ==
Ulleungdo was added to the flag in 2002, and the disputed Liancourt Rocks were added in 2003.
Around September 2006, Socotra Rock was also added to the flag after an EEZ dispute with China. It is unconfirmed whether it was present at any future official or unofficial usages of the flag.
Ulleungdo and the Liancourt Rocks were removed in an official capacity at the 2018 Winter Olympics and other events in 2018, following alleged pressure from the IOC and Japan. The IOC told South Korea that including the Liancourt Rocks officially would be seen as "a political act" and violate the IOC's neutrality, to which South Korea agreed. Japan allegedly pressured South Korea to officially remove Ulleungdo as well, citing the "Chiba precedent" (where the flag's first official use, in Chiba, did not include it). Ulleungdo was added back in 2019.
File:Korean Unification (1991-2002; 2018-2019).svg|Korean Peninsula and Jeju Island
File:Korean Unification (variant).svg|Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and Ulleungdo
File:Korean Unification.svg|Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, Ulleungdo, and the Liancourt Rocks
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