North Korea

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authoritarian state country in East Asia one-party state sovereign state

North Korea is an isolated, authoritarian state in East Asia known for its dynastic leadership, nuclear weapons program, and tense relations with much of the international community.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	15
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	8
DPRK	1
Division of Korea	1
Korea	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	authoritarian state ⓘ country in East Asia ⓘ one-party state ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ
armisticeSigned	1953 ⓘ
borderRegionName	Military Demarcation Line ⓘ surface form: Korean Demilitarized Zone
bordersCountry	China ⓘ Russia ⓘ South Korea ⓘ
capital	Pyongyang ⓘ
claimsCapitalProvince	Pyongyang ⓘ surface form: Pyongyang Directly Governed City
conductedNuclearTest	2006 ⓘ 2009 ⓘ 2013 ⓘ 2016 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
currency	North Korean won ⓘ
DayOfTheSunHonors	Kim Il Sung ⓘ
deFactoLeader	Kim Jong Un ⓘ
demilitarizedBorderWith	South Korea ⓘ
doesNotHaveFormalPeaceTreatyWith	South Korea ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicSystem	state-controlled economy ⓘ
formerLeader	Kim Jong Il ⓘ
foundingLeader	Kim Il Sung ⓘ
governmentType	single-party socialist republic ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn	Sea of Japan ⓘ Yellow Sea ⓘ
hasNuclearWeaponsProgram	true ⓘ
hasSpaceLaunchProgram	true ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Kim Tok Hun ⓘ
headOfState	Kim Jong Un ⓘ
humanRightsSituation	widely criticized ⓘ
ideology	Juche ⓘ Songun ⓘ
internetAccess	highly restricted ⓘ
isolationPolicy	self-imposed international isolation ⓘ
joinedUNTogetherWith	South Korea ⓘ
largestCity	Pyongyang ⓘ
mediaFreedom	state-controlled ⓘ
nationalHoliday	Day of the Sun ⓘ
nationalSymbol	Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea emblem red star ⓘ
officialLanguage	Korean ⓘ
officialName	North Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
politicalSystemCharacteristic	dynastic leadership ⓘ highly centralized power ⓘ personality cult of leaders ⓘ
primaryAlliesHistorical	China ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
region	East Asia ⓘ
rulingParty	Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ surface form: Workers’ Party of Korea
shortName	North Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DPRK
timeZone	Korea Standard Time ⓘ
UNAdmissionYear	1991 ⓘ
UNMemberState	true ⓘ
usesPropagandaExtensively	true ⓘ
war	Korean War ⓘ
writingSystem	Hangul ⓘ

Referenced by (145)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hangul → HangulDayObservedIn → North Korea ⓘ

Kim Kyong-hui → allegiance → North Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Sea of Japan → alternativeNameUsedBy → North Korea ⓘ

Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act → appliesTo → North Korea ⓘ

Juche → appliesToJurisdiction → North Korea ⓘ

Juché → appliesToJurisdiction → North Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Juche

Songun → appliesToJurisdiction → North Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Chuch’e → basedInCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Sea of Japan → basinCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → belligerent → North Korea ⓘ

Inchon Regiment → belligerent → North Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Inchon

Battle of Pusan Perimeter → belligerent → North Korea ⓘ

Inchon Landing → belligerent → North Korea ⓘ

Korean War → belligerent → North Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

South Korea → borderCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Primorsky Krai → borderWith → North Korea ⓘ

Sea of Japan → borderedBy → North Korea ⓘ

Yellow Sea → borderedBy → North Korea ⓘ

China → borderingCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Gyeonggi Province → borders → North Korea ⓘ

Liaoning → bordersCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Russia → bordersCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Russia Far East → bordersCountry → North Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Russian Far East

1984 Summer Olympics → boycott → North Korea ⓘ

Games of the XXIII Olympiad → boycottingCountry → North Korea ⓘ

1988 Summer Olympics → boycottingNation → North Korea ⓘ

Mao Anying → burialPlace → North Korea ⓘ

Pyongyang → capitalOf → North Korea ⓘ

Kim Tok Hun → citizenship → North Korea ⓘ

Korean War → conflictBetween → North Korea ⓘ

African Renaissance Monument → constructionCompanyOrigin → North Korea ⓘ

Asia → containsCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Battle of Chosin Reservoir → country → North Korea ⓘ

Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → country → North Korea ⓘ

Day of the Sun → country → North Korea ⓘ

Eternal President of the Republic → country → North Korea ⓘ

General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea → country → North Korea ⓘ

Kim Tok Hun → country → North Korea ⓘ

Kim dynasty → country → North Korea ⓘ

Korea Standard Time → country → North Korea ⓘ

Korean People's Army → country → North Korea ⓘ

Mangyongdae → country → North Korea ⓘ

North Korean General Nam Il → country → North Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Nam Il

Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission → country → North Korea ⓘ

North Korean constitution → country → North Korea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

North Korean won → country → North Korea ⓘ

Panmunjom → country → North Korea ⓘ

Pyongyang → country → North Korea ⓘ

Songun → country → North Korea ⓘ

Workers' Party of Korea → country → North Korea ⓘ