Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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Democratic People's
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Motto:
National ideology: Juche |
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Anthem:
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Area controlled by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea shown in green
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| Capital and largest city |
Pyongyang 39°2′N 125°45′E / 39.033°N 125.750°E |
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| Official languages | Korean | ||||
| Official script | Chosŏn'gŭl | ||||
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| Government |
Hereditary Juche one-party state under a totalitarian dictatorship |
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| Kim Jong-un | |||||
| Kim Yong-nam | |||||
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• Director of General Political Bureau
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Hwang Pyong-so | ||||
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• Premier
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Pak Pong-ju | ||||
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• Vice Chairman of Policy Bureau
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Choe Ryong-hae | ||||
| Legislature | Supreme People's Assembly | ||||
| Formation | |||||
| Before 194 BC | |||||
| 18 BC | |||||
| 698 | |||||
| 918 | |||||
| 29 August 1910 | |||||
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• Liberation/Independence from Japan
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15 August 1945 | ||||
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• Provisional People's Committee for North Korea established
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8 February 1946 | ||||
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• Foundation of DPRK
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9 September 1948 | ||||
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• Chinese withdrawal
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October 1958 | ||||
| 29 June 2016 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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120,540 km2 (46,540 sq mi) (98th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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4.87 | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2013 estimate
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24,895,000 (48th) | ||||
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• 2008 census
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24,052,231 | ||||
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• Density
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198.3/km2 (513.6/sq mi) (63rd) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$40 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$1,800 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$25 billion | ||||
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• Per capita
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$1,000 | ||||
| HDI (1995) |
 0.766high · 75th |
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| Currency | North Korean won (₩) (KPW) | ||||
| Time zone | Pyongyang Time(UTC+8:30) | ||||
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| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +850 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | KP | ||||
| Internet TLD | .kp | ||||
| North Korea | |
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| Hanja | |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk |
Coordinates: 40°00′N 127°00′E / 40.000°N 127.000°E
North Korea (
listen), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK listen), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang is the nation's capital and largest city. To the north and northwest the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok (known as the Yalu in China) and Tumen rivers; it is bordered to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two.
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