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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April 25 SC country North Korea
4.25 SC country North Korea
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Okryu Restaurant country North Korea
Yanggakdo Stadium country North Korea
Rimyongsu Sports Club country North Korea
Rason region of North Korea country North Korea
subject surface form: Rason
Ai River country North Korea
Taesong District country North Korea
Chagang Province country North Korea
GFTUK country North Korea
Rodong country North Korea
Labor Newspaper country North Korea
Changjin River country North Korea
Imjin River estuary country North Korea
Democratic Front country North Korea
subject surface form: Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea
DFRK country North Korea
Mountains of North Korea country North Korea
KSDP country North Korea
KSDP country North Korea
subject surface form: Korean Social Democratic Party
Chondo country North Korea
Nampo country North Korea
Yanggak Bridge country North Korea
Nampo Port country North Korea
Sea of Japan coast country North Korea
Ongjin-eup country North Korea
Rungna Island country North Korea
Chongchon River country North Korea
Imjin-gang country North Korea
SAC country North Korea
Hantan River country North Korea
Cabinet country North Korea
subject surface form: Cabinet of North Korea
Ryongsong Residence country North Korea
won country North Korea
subject surface form: North Korean won
Munhwaŏ country North Korea
Pyongyang speech country North Korea