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.

Panmunjom → locatedOnBorderBetween → North Korea ⓘ

Battle of Chosin Reservoir → location → North Korea ⓘ

Chinese Second Phase Offensive → location → North Korea ⓘ

Hungnam evacuation → location → North Korea ⓘ

WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia → memberState → North Korea ⓘ

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

Amur tiger → nativeTo → North Korea ⓘ

Vladivostok → nearBorderWith → North Korea ⓘ

Japan → neighboringCountryBySea → North Korea ⓘ

Korean Peninsula → northernPart → North Korea ⓘ

socialist realism → officialArtDoctrineOf → North Korea ⓘ

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

North Korean won → officialCurrencyOf → North Korea ⓘ

Juche → officialIdeologyOf → North Korea ⓘ

Juché → officialIdeologyOf → North Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Juche

Korean → officialLanguageOf → North Korea ⓘ

North Korea → officialName → North Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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

Hangul → officialScriptOf → North Korea ⓘ

Korean People's Army → operatesIn → North Korea ⓘ

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

Operation Chromite → opponent → North Korea ⓘ

Key Resolve → opposedBy → North Korea ⓘ

Korean Armistice Agreement → partiesInvolved → North Korea ⓘ

Kim Jong Un → placeOfBirth → North Korea ⓘ

Choe Yong-gon → placeOfDeath → North Korea ⓘ

Kim Chaek → placeOfDeath → North Korea ⓘ

Kim Jong Il → placeOfDeath → North Korea ⓘ

Mao Anying → placeOfDeath → North Korea ⓘ

United States–South Korea security alliance → primaryAdversary → North Korea ⓘ

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

Republic of Korea Army → primaryAdversaryPlanning → North Korea ⓘ

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

Korean → primaryCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Amur tiger → rangeCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Ussuri brown bear → rangeCountry → North Korea ⓘ

Military Demarcation Line → separates → North Korea ⓘ

James Bond: Die Another Day → setIn → North Korea ⓘ

James Church → setting → North Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Inspector O series

James Church → settingOfWorks → North Korea ⓘ

North Korea → shortName → North Korea self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DPRK

Korea Standard Time → standardTimeOf → North Korea ⓘ

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

United Nations Security Council Resolution 83 → stateOpposed → North Korea ⓘ

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

Russo-Ukrainian War → supporterOfRussia → North Korea ⓘ

Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group → theater → North Korea ⓘ

Eternal President of the Republic → titleHolderCountry → North Korea ⓘ

R-300 Elbrus → usedBy → North Korea ⓘ

Scud missiles → usedBy → North Korea ⓘ

subject surface form: Scud missile

Hangul → usedIn → North Korea ⓘ

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty → usesCaseStudy → North Korea ⓘ