Kangwon-Do, South Korea

From the Gangwon/Kangwon website:

Symbolizing Gangwon's active and abundant development Each color signifies one of Gangwon's various elements (emboding the image of the province and the harmony of its residents)

• The Blue ellipse represents the earth, the home of the comfortable mind
• Green represents the clean, beautiful natural environment
• Yellow stands for everlasting historical and cultural environment, signifying the harmony of nature and culture through the stabilizing shape of a square
• The White leaf shows the residents' promise for new challenges.

researched by Phil Nelson, 10 October 2005