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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H.R.3364 appliesTo North Korea
X Corps primaryOpponentsInKorea North Korea
Public Law 115-44 targetsCountry North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
ROK Army Missile Command primaryAdversaryContext North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
SKS exportedTo North Korea
The Interview setIn North Korea
Order of the National Flag country North Korea
Order of the National Flag establishedBy North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
North Pyongan Province country North Korea
North Pyongan Province locatedIn North Korea
Vice Premier of North Korea appliesToJurisdiction North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Vice Marshal usedInCountry North Korea
Hero of the Republic (North Korea) establishedBy North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Order of Kim Il Sung country North Korea
Buk usedBy North Korea
Koo usedIn North Korea
Chinese Third Phase Offensive belligerent North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Cheom associatedWithCountry North Korea
Taebaek Mountains country North Korea
Battle of Taegu belligerent North Korea
First Battle of Naktong Bulge countryInvolved North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Chaek usedInCountry North Korea
김책 nationality North Korea
this entity surface form: 조선민주주의인민공화국
North Hamgyong Province country North Korea
North Hamgyong Province partOf North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
PPS-43 usedBy North Korea
Kim Chaek City country North Korea
Zao nationality North Korea
this entity surface form: North Korean
Hungnam country North Korea
Kumgangsan country North Korea