North Korean government

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The North Korean government is the authoritarian ruling regime of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, dominated by the Workers' Party of Korea and centered on the Kim family’s dynastic leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian government
dictatorship
one-party state government
totalitarian regime
alliedWith China
surface form: People's Republic of China
allows limited market activity
capital Pyongyang
claimsLegitimacyFrom Korean War armistice outcome
claimsSovereigntyOver entire Korean Peninsula
constitutionAdopted 1972 constitution
constitutionalName North Korean government self-linksurface differs
surface form: Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
constitutionRevised 1992 constitution revision
1998 constitution revision
2009 constitution revision
2012 constitution revision
2016 constitution revision
2019 constitution revision
controls education system
judiciary
media
religious activity
coreInstitution Cabinet of North Korea
Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
Korean People's Army
Ministry of Social Security
Ministry of State Security
Organization and Guidance Department of the WPK
Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
surface form: Propaganda and Agitation Department of the WPK

State Affairs Commission
Supreme People's Assembly
Workers' Party of Korea
countryGovernmentOf North Korea
surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
currentSupremeLeader Kim Jong Un
deFactoLeader Kim Jong Un
dominantParty Workers' Party of Korea
economicSystem state-planned economy
electoralSystem single-candidate elections
established 1948-09-09
firstSupremeLeader Kim Il Sung
foreignPolicyStance confrontational stance toward United States
hostility toward South Korea
self-reliance
foundedBy Kim Il Sung
governsPopulation citizens of the DPRK
governsTerritory North Korea
headOfGovernmentTitle Chairman of the Council of Ministers
surface form: Premier of the Cabinet
headOfStateTitle President of the State Affairs Commission
historicallyAlliedWith Soviet Union
humanRightsRecord widely condemned
ideology Juche
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
Songun
internetAccess highly restricted
maintains nuclear weapons program
militaryDoctrine Songun
surface form: Songun (military-first policy)
officialIdeologicalEducation Juche study
officialLanguage Korean
operates political prison camps
partyTo Korean Armistice Agreement
surface form: Korean War Armistice Agreement (de facto via military command)
politicalFreedom severely restricted
politicalSystem single-party system
pressFreedom nonexistent independent press
secondSupremeLeader Kim Jong Il
securityApparatus extensive domestic surveillance
sharesUNSeatWith South Korean government (separate seats)
shortName North Korean government self-linksurface differs
surface form: DPRK government
subjectTo extensive international sanctions
successionType hereditary leadership within Kim family
thirdSupremeLeader Kim Jong Un
UNMembership member state since 1991
usesPersonalityCultOf Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Un

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Kim Yong-il partOf North Korean government
Workers' Party of Korea controls North Korean government
this entity surface form: Cabinet of North Korea
Kim dynasty alsoKnownAs North Korean government
this entity surface form: Kim regime
North Korean constitution executiveBody North Korean government
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the DPRK
Chuch’e associatedWith North Korean government
Songun usedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
North Korean won controlledBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
North Korean won regulatesUseOfForeignCurrency North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Key Resolve criticizedBy North Korean government
Gangwon Province, North Korea governedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Kaesong Industrial Region wagePaymentChannel North Korean government
North Korean government shortName North Korean government self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: DPRK government
North Korean government constitutionalName North Korean government self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Kang Pan-sok Revolutionary Museum operatedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
North Korean revolutionary tradition promotedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
North Korean media controlledBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games organizedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: DPRK government
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea influences North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Pyongyang Time governingAuthority North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Pyongyang Metro owner North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium owner North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium operator North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Kim Il-sung University affiliation North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum operator North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport isOperatedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport isOwnedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Arch of Triumph (Pyongyang) governingBody North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Kim Chaek University of Technology affiliation North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Korean Central News Agency foundedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Korean Central News Agency ownedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Korean Central News Agency operatedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Ryugyong Hotel developer North Korean government
Ryugyong Hotel owner North Korean government
Mansudae Art Studio controlledBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Mansudae Art Studio foundedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Korean Central History Museum ownedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Korean Central History Museum operatedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Mangyongdae Native House owner North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Mangyongdae Native House operator North Korean government
this entity surface form: North Korean authorities
WPK controls North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
WPK Central Committee building usedBy North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Worker-Peasant Red Guards allegiance North Korean government
Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League alignedWith North Korean government
Kim family controls North Korean government
Kim Il Sung Military University operatesUnder North Korean government
Cabinet of North Korea partOf North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea primaryClient North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea implementsPolicyOf North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Air Koryo ownership North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea
Air Koryo parentOrganization North Korean government
this entity surface form: Government of North Korea