North Korea

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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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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

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Japan neighboringCountryBySea North Korea
Korean War conflictBetween North Korea
Korean War belligerent North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Korean War initiatedBy North Korea
Sea of Japan borderedBy North Korea
Sea of Japan alternativeNameUsedBy North Korea
Sea of Japan basinCountry North Korea
Asia containsCountry North Korea
Korea under Japanese rule followedBy North Korea
this entity surface form: Division of Korea
Russia Far East bordersCountry North Korea
subject surface form: Russian Far East
WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia memberState North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Kim Il Sung countryOfCitizenship North Korea
Kim Il Sung founderOf North Korea
East Asia hasCountry North Korea
South Korea borderCountry North Korea
China borderingCountry North Korea
Juche countryOfOrigin North Korea
Juche appliesToJurisdiction North Korea
Juche officialIdeologyOf North Korea
North Korea officialName North Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
North Korea shortName North Korea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: DPRK
1984 Summer Olympics boycott North Korea
Russia bordersCountry North Korea
Tsushima Current countryCoast North Korea
Scud missiles usedBy North Korea
subject surface form: Scud missile
Inchon Landing belligerent North Korea
Battle of Chosin Reservoir country North Korea
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge country North Korea
United States–South Korea security alliance primaryAdversary North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Vladivostok nearBorderWith North Korea
Panmunjom country North Korea
Panmunjom locatedOnBorderBetween North Korea
Military Armistice Commission countryInvolved North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
North Korean General Nam Il country North Korea
subject surface form: Nam Il
North Korean General Nam Il countryOfCitizenship North Korea
subject surface form: Nam Il
Manchukuo followedBy North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Korean Peninsula northernPart North Korea
Yellow Sea borderedBy North Korea
Korean People's Army country North Korea
Korean People's Army operatesIn North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Mangyongdae country North Korea