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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ARF hasMember North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea jurisdiction North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea locatedIn North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
North Korean nuclear weapons program country North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Kim Il-sung Square country North Korea
Ryugyong Hotel country North Korea
Mansudae Grand Monument country North Korea
Mansudae Grand Monument locatedInAdministrativeTerritory North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Daehan Minguk borderingCountry North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Kim Jong Nam birthCountry North Korea
Kim Jong Nam citizenship North Korea
Hanja historicallyUsedIn North Korea
NNSC countryInvolved North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Mansudae Art Studio country North Korea
April 25 Sports Club country North Korea
Okryu Bridge country North Korea
Yalu River formsBorderBetween North Korea
Yalu River countryOnBank North Korea
Yalu River basinCountry North Korea
Tumen River countryBorder North Korea
Tumen River flowsThrough North Korea
Tumen River sourceCountry North Korea
Tumen River basinCountry North Korea
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea jurisdiction North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korean political system country North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Mangyongdae Native House country North Korea
Kim usedInCountry North Korea
WPK country North Korea
WPK headquartersCountry North Korea
Supreme People's Assembly country North Korea
Supreme People's Assembly legislativeBodyOf North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Worker-Peasant Red Guards country North Korea
Worker-Peasant Red Guards country North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea