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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Central Court of the DPRK country North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Central Court of the DPRK country North Korea
Central Court of the DPRK jurisdiction North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Adam Johnson writesAbout North Korea
Marshal of the Republic country North Korea
Marshal of the Republic appliesToJurisdiction North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Balhae countryToday North Korea
Russian gauge countryOfUse North Korea
Tatmadaw usesEquipmentFrom North Korea
Northwestern Pacific Ocean borders North Korea
UN multinational military presence in Korea opposedBy North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
S/1501 relatesToCountry North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Paju borderWith North Korea
Republic of Korea–United States Combined Forces Command primaryAdversaryInPlanning North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea regionServed North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea countryOfCitizenship North Korea
subject surface form: Kim Jae Ryong
Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea country North Korea
subject surface form: Kim Jae Ryong
Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea headOfGovernmentOf North Korea
subject surface form: Kim Jae Ryong
Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea country North Korea
subject surface form: Premier of North Korea
Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea country North Korea
subject surface form: Cabinet of North Korea
Kim Jae Ryong as Premier of North Korea country North Korea
subject surface form: Workers' Party of Korea
Cabinet of North Korea country North Korea
Cabinet of North Korea jurisdiction North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Ri Sol Ju countryOfCitizenship North Korea
Ri Sol Ju politicalSystemContext North Korea
North Korean military policy country North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
KPW country North Korea
KPW usedIn North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
KPW usedIn North Korea
KPW legalTenderIn North Korea
KPW currencyOf North Korea
Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea country North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea jurisdiction North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Pyongyang dialect country North Korea
Taeyangjeol country North Korea
Kimilsungia countryOfSymbolicUse North Korea
Kimilsungia cultivatedIn North Korea
Kimilsungia introducedTo North Korea
Day of the Shining Star country North Korea
Day of the Shining Star observedIn North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Jeong isUsedAsSurnameIn North Korea
United Nations Security Council Resolution 84 countryConcerned North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command primaryOpposingForce North Korea
this entity surface form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea