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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North Korea: North Korea is a

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located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. To the south, separated by the Korean Demilitarized Zone, lies South Korea, with which it formed one nation until division following World War II. At its northern Amnok River border are

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and, separated by the Tumen River in the extreme north-east, Russia. The capital of North Korea is the city of Pyongyang. North Korea is widely considered to be a

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dictatorship. The country's government styles itself as following the '' Juche'' ideology of self-reliance, developed by Kim Il-sung, the country's former leader. The current leader is

Kim Jong-un Kim Jong-un (; , ; born 8 January 1982) is a North Korean politician who has been Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the leader of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) since 2012. He is a son of Kim Jong-il, who was North Korea's sec ...

, the late president Kim Il-sung's grandson and son of deceased leader

Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...

. Relations are strongest with other officially socialist states: Vietnam,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, and

, as well as with Russia, Cambodia, and

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. Following a major famine in the early 1990s, due partly to the collapse of the Soviet Union (previously a major economic partner), leader Kim Jong-il instigated the "Military-First" policy in 1995, increasing economic concentration and support for the military. North Korea's culture is officially promoted and heavily controlled by the government. The Arirang Festivals or "Mass Games" are government-organized events glorifying the regime, involving over 100,000 performers.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country name: North Korea * Official English country name: The

Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

* Common

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(s): 조선 (Chosŏn), 북조선 (Bukchosŏn) * Official endonym(s): 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk) * Adjectival(s): North Korean *

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(s): Korean, North Korean * Etymology: Name of North Korea * ISO country codes: KP, PRK, 408 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KP * Internet country code top-level domain:

.kp .kp is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). It was created on 24 September 2007. History The DPRK applied for the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) in 2004. ICANN, ...

Time in North Korea Time in North Korea, called Pyongyang Time ( or PYT) or Standard Time of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (), is since May 2018 equal to Korea Standard Time: 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Like South Korea, North Korea does not curren ...

** North Korean calendar *

International rankings of North Korea North Korea ranks as the third least democratic country in the world in the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index, while The Heritage Foundation and ''The Wall Street Journal''s Index of Economic Freedom places the country as the one with ...

Geography of North Korea

Geography of North Korea * North Korea is: a country * Location: **

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** Eurasia *** Asia **** East Asia ***** Korean Peninsula ** Time zone:

Pyongyang Time Time in North Korea, called Pyongyang Time ( or PYT) or Standard Time of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (), is since May 2018 equal to Korea Standard Time: 9 hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+09:00). Like South Korea, North Korea does not curren ...

( UTC+09:00) ** Extreme points of North Korea *** High: Paektu-san *** Low: Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea 0 m ** Land boundaries: :: :: :: :* Coastline: * Population of North Korea: 23,790,000 - 47th most populous country * * Area of North Korea: * Atlas of North Korea

Environment of North Korea

Satellite image of North Korea in December 2002

Climate of North Korea North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: China along the Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and South Korea to the south. Topography and dra ...

Environment of North Korea The environment of North Korea comprises the diverse ecosystems of the part of the Korean peninsula controlled by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This includes alpine, forest, farmland, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Since the 198 ...

* Climate change in North Korea * Wildlife of North Korea **

Flora of North Korea The flora of North Korea has much in common with that of other areas of the northern hemisphere. 2898 species have been recorded, of which 14% are endemic. Four are classified as threatened. The native plant communities in the lowlands have large ...

** Fauna of North Korea *** Birds of North Korea *** Mammals of North Korea

Natural geographic features of North Korea

* Natural monuments of North Korea *

Islands of North Korea The following is a list of major islands in North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, arranged by province. For a list of islands in South Korea, the Republic of Korea, see: List of islands of South Korea. North Korea occupies th ...

Lakes of North Korea A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

* Mountains of North Korea ** Volcanoes in North Korea *

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* Valleys of North Korea * List of World Heritage Sites in North Korea

Regions of North Korea

Regions of North Korea * China–North Korea border * North Korea–Russia border

Ecoregions of North Korea

Administrative divisions of North Korea

Administrative divisions of North Korea The administrative divisions of North Korea are organized into three hierarchical levels. These divisions were created in 2002. Many of the units have equivalents in the system of South Korea. At the highest level are nine provinces and fou ...

* First-level divisions ** Second-level divisions *** Third-level divisions

= Provinces of North Korea

= Provinces
Special Administrative Regions
Directly-governed cities

Provinces of North Korea Provinces are the first-level division within North Korea. There are 9 provinces in North Korea: Chagang, North Hamgyong, South Hamgyong, North Hwanghae, South Hwanghae, Kangwon, North Pyongan, South Pyongan, and Ryanggang. History Al ...

* Chagang Province (Chagang-do; 자강도; 慈江道) * North Hamgyŏng Province (Hamgyŏng-pukto; 함경 북도; 咸鏡北道) *

South Hamgyŏng South Hamgyong Province (, ''Hamgyŏngnamdo''; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Hamgyong Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Kor ...

Province (Hamgyŏng-namdo; 함경 남도; 咸鏡南道) * North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghae-pukto; 황해 북도; 黃海北道) * South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghae-namdo; 황해 남도; 黃海南道) * Kangwŏn Province (Kangwŏndo; 강원도; 江原道) *

North P'yŏngan North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; , also spelled North P'yŏngan), is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, th ...

Province (P'yŏngan-pukto; 평안 북도; 平安北道)

South P'yŏngan South Pyongan Province (Phyŏngannamdo; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its ca ...

Province (P'yŏngan-namdo; 평안 남도; 平安南道) * Ryanggang Province (Ryanggang-do; 량강도; 兩江道)1

:Note:Sometimes also spelled as "Yanggang" in English.

Kaesŏng Industrial Region The Kaesŏng Industrial Region (KIR) or Kaesŏng Industrial Zone (KIZ) is a special administrative industrial region of North Korea (DPRK). It was formed in 2002 from part of the Kaesŏng Directly-Governed City. On 10 February 2016, it was temp ...

(Kaesŏng Kongŏp Chigu; 개성 공업 지구; 開城工業地區) * Mount Kumgang Tourist Region (Kŭmgangsan Kwan'gwang Chigu; 금강산 관광 지구; 金剛山觀光地區) * Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region (Sinŭiju T'ŭkpyŏl Haengjŏnggu; 신의주 특별 행정구; 新義州特別行政區)

P'yŏngyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population ...

(P'yŏngyang Chikhalsi; 평양 직할시; 平壤直轄市) * Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong)(Rasŏn (Rajin-Sŏnbong) Chikhalsi; 라선 (라진-선봉) 직할시; 羅先 (羅津-先鋒) 直轄市)

= Second-level administrative districts of North Korea, by province

Pyongyang Directly Governed City

Pyongyang Directly Governed City * 18 wards (guyok): ** Chung-guyok ** Pyongchon-guyok ** Potonggang-guyok ** Moranbong-guyok ** Sosong-guyok ** Songyo-guyok **

Tongdaewon-guyok Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk or Tongdaewon District is one of the 18 wards, and one of the six that constitute East Pyongyang, North Korea. It sits on the eastern bank of the Taedong River The Taedong River (Chosŏn'gŭl: ) is a large river in North K ...

** Taedonggang-guyok ** Sadong-guyok ** Taesong-guyok ** Mangyongdae-guyok ** Hyongjesan-guyok **

Ryongsong-guyok Ryongsŏng-guyŏk, or Ryongsŏng District (룡성구역) is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. Ryongsong Residence, the main residence of Kim Jong-un is located in this district. Administrative divisions Ryongsŏng-guyŏ ...

Samsok-guyok Samsŏk-kuyŏk, or Samsŏk District is one of the 18 kuyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. Administrative divisions Samsŏk-kuyŏk is divided into 4 ''tong Tong may refer to: Chinese *Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when ...

Ryokpo-guyok Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk, or Ryŏkp'o District, is one of the 18 wards (guyŏk) that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea. This is where part of the Goguryeo tombs Goguryeo tombs, officially designated as the Complex of Koguryo Tombs, are tombs in North Ko ...

Rangnang-guyok Rangrang-guyŏk or Rangrang District is one of the 18 ''kuyŏk'' that constitute the city of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is located south of the Taedong River, and is bordered to the north by Songyo-guyok, to the east by the Ryokpo-guyok, and to ...

** Sunan-guyok **

Unjong-guyok Ŭnjŏng-guyŏk, or Ŭnjŏng District is one of the 18 guyŏk that constitute Pyongyang, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of ...

* 1 county (kun):

Kangdong Kangdong County, is one of Pyongyang's two suburban counties. In 1983 it was separated from South P'yongan Province and assumed direct governance by the Pyongyang City People's Committee. It is bordered by Sŏngch'ŏn-gun (Songchon County), South ...

Rason Special City

Rason Rason (formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong; ) is a North Korean special city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea. It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zon ...

Special City * 1 ward (guyok): Rajin * 1 county (kun):

Sonbong Sonbong County, formerly called Unggi (Chosŏn'gŭl: 웅기, Hancha: 雄基), is a subdivision of the North Korean city of Rason. It is located at the northeastern extreme of North Korea, bordering Russia and China. It lies on Unggi Bay, an extensi ...

Chagang Province

Chagang Province Chagang Province (Chagangdo; ) is a province in North Korea; it is bordered by China's Jilin and Liaoning provinces to the north, Ryanggang and South Hamgyong to the east, South Pyongan to the south, and North Pyongan to the west. Chagang was ...

* 3 cities (si): **

Kanggye Kanggye () is the provincial capital of Chagang, North Korea and has a population of 251,971. Because of its strategic importance, derived from its topography, it has been of military interest from the time of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Hist ...

Huichon Hŭich'ŏn () is a city in the southern part of Chagang Province, North Korea. The population is 168,180 (2008 data). History The region surrounding the city became Huichon County in 1896. It was originally part of North Pyongan province during ...

Manpo Manpo () is a city of northwestern Chagang Province, North Korea. As of 2008, it had an estimated population of 116,760. It looks across the border to the city of Ji'an, Jilin province, China. History Manp'o was incorporated as a city in October ...

* 15 counties (kun): **

Changgang County Changgang County is a ''kun'', or county, in north-central Chagang province, North Korea. Originally part of Kanggye, it was made a separate county in 1949. It borders Hwapyong and Rangrim to the east, Kanggye and Sijung to the west, Songgan to ...

Chasong County Chasŏng County is a county ( kun) in Chagang Province, North Korea. The city is immediately south of the Chinese-North Korean border. Its approximate population to 7 km from the city center is 8,317. The average altitude is 1279 feet, or 3 ...

Chonchon County Chŏnch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in central Chagang province, North Korea. Originally part of Kanggye county, it was made a separate county in 1949. North Korea's largest fir tree is located in this county. Administrative division ...

** Chosan County **

Chunggang County Chunggang County is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'', or county, in northern Chagang province, North Korea. It was originally part of Kimhyongjik, Huchang county in Ryanggang, and for that reason older sources still identify it a ...

Hwapyong County Hwapyong County is a ''kun'', or county, in Chagang Province, North Korea. It was incorporated as a new county as part of a general reorganization of local government in December 1952. Previously it had been part of Chasong and Huchang. Admi ...

** Kopung County **

Rangrim County Rangrim County (Hangul, Chosŏn'gŭl: , literally ''Wolf Forest County'') is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'', or county, on the eastern flank of Chagang province, North Korea. It was created in 1952 from portions of Changgang a ...

Ryongrim County Ryongrim County is a ''kun'', or county, in southeastern Chagang Province, North Korea. It borders Rangrim, Changjin, Chŏnch'ŏn, Tongsin, Taehŭng, and Sŏnggan counties. The county is mainly alpine territory. It contains many mountai ...

Sijung County Sijung County is a ''kun'', or county, in Chagang province, North Korea. It borders Kanggye and Changgang to the east, Manpo to the north and west, and Wiwon to the south. Formerly part of Kanggye, Sijung became a separate county in 1952 as part ...

Songgan County Songgan County is a ''kun'', or county, in central Chagang province, North Korea. It borders Rangrim to the east, Wiwon to the west, Kanggye to the north and Chonchon and Ryongrim to the south. It was formed in 1952 from parts of Chonchon and C ...

** Songwon County **

Tongsin County Tongsin County is a ''kun'', or county, in southern Chagang province, North Korea. It borders Ryongrim and Chonchon to the north, the counties of Taehung and Yongwon in South Pyongan to the south and east, and Huichon and Songwon to the west and ...

** Usi County **

Wiwon County Wiwŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in northern Chagang province, North Korea. It stands across the Yalu River from the People's Republic of China. It was originally part of North P'yŏngan province, but was annexed to Chagang in 1954. It bo ...

North Hamgyŏng Province

North Hamgyong Province North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, ) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province. Geography The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, S ...

* 3 cities (si): ** Chongjin ** Hoeryong **

Kimchaek Kimch'aek (), formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899. It has a population of 207,699. Etymology The city received its current name in 1951 durin ...

* 12 counties (kun): **

Myonggan County Myŏnggan County, formerly known as Hwasŏng County, is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. Unlike many Korean districts that date from the Joseon Dynasty, Hwasong was created after liberation. Yŏngan was established in ...

** Hwadae County **

Kilju County Kilju, sometimes romanized as Kilchu, is a county in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county seat is Kilju Town. History The area around Kilju was part of the ancient Goguryeo kingdom and was long inhabited by various Jurchen tribes. I ...

Kyongsong County Kyŏngsŏng County is a ''kun'', or county, on the central coast of North Hamgyong, North Korea. The administrative center is located in Kyŏngsŏng-ŭp. Geography To the west and southwest, Kyŏngsŏng is flanked by mountains, while to the eas ...

Musan County Musan County is a county in central North Hamgyong province, North Korea. It borders the People's Republic of China to the north, across the Tumen River. It is divided into one ''ŭp'', six labor districts, and fifteen ''ri''. The county sea ...

Myongchon County Myŏngch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county is home to numerous hot springs. Administrative divisions Myŏngch'ŏn County is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 2 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts ...

Onsong County Onsŏng County is a county ( ''kun'') in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, located near the border with China. The administrative center is the town ( ''ŭp'') of Onsong. Onsong is the alleged site of the former Onsong concentration camp, now ...

** Orang County ** Puryong County **

Kyongwon County Kyŏngwŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea, located at , formerly known as Saebyŏl. It is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north and east, Kyonghung to the southeast, Hoeryong to the south ...

Kyonghung County Kyŏnghŭng County is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. Formerly known as Ŭndŏk County (), from 1977 to 2010. The county borders the People's Republic of China to the northeast. With the exception of the southwest, ...

** Yonsa County

South Hamgyŏng Province

South Hamgyong Province * 4 cities (si): **

Hamhung Hamhŭng (''Hamhŭng-si''; ) is North Korea's second-largest List of cities in North Korea, city, and the capital of South Hamgyong, South Hamgyŏng Province. It has an estimated population of 768,551. Located in the southern part of the South Ham ...

** Hungnam **

Sinpo SINPO, an acronym for Signal, Interference, Noise, Propagation, and Overall, is a Signal Reporting Code used to describe the quality of broadcast and radiotelegraph transmissions. SINPFEMO, an acronym for Signal, Interference, Noise, Propagation ...

Tanchon Tanch'ŏn () is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000. Tanch'ŏn borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea), into which the Namdae River flows. Administrative divisio ...

* 1 district (ku):

Sudong Sudong County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It was formed from part of Kowŏn County in December 1990. Sudong is the site of a major coal seam first discovered in 1918. The P'yŏngra Line of the Korean State Railway pas ...

* 1 area (chigu): Kumho (North Korea) * 15 counties (kun): **

Changjin County Changjin County is a mountainous county in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. Geography Changjin lies on the Rangrim Mountains, Rangrim and Pujonryong Mountains, Pujŏllyong ranges, and most of the county sits atop the Kaema Plateau. Due to ...

Chongpyong County Chŏngp'yŏng County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It borders South P'yŏngan province to the south, and the East Korea Bay to the east. Physical features The highest point is Noranbong. Most of the county's land is mo ...

Hamju County Hamju County is a county in South Hamgyong province, North Korea. Physical features The county's highest point is Norabong. The chief river is the Sangch'ŏn River (상천강). Aside from the coastal area, Hamju is mountainous throughout. It i ...

Hochon County Hŏch'ŏn County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It was created after the division of Korea, from portions of Tanch'ŏn and P'ungsan. Geography Most of the county is steep and mountainous, particularly in the southeast. The ...

Hongwon County Hongwŏn County is a county in South Hamgyong Province, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It is flanked by the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south, and by the Hamgyong Mountains, Hamgyŏng Mountains to the north. Physical features ...

Kowon County Kowŏn County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It lies at the southern tip of the province. Physical features The highest point is Palbongsan. The western reaches of the county are high and mountainous, while the east is a ...

** Kumya County **

Pujon County Pujŏn County (Pujŏn kun) is a city in northern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. In historical contexts, Pujŏn is sometimes known as ''Fusen'', according to its Japanese pronunciation. The built a secret camp on Mount Okryon in Pujŏn ...

Pukchong County Pukch'ŏng County is a county in eastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Geography It borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south. Away from the coast, it is entirely mountainous. The Hamgyong Mountains traverse the county. ...

Ragwon County Ragwŏn County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Formerly known as T'oejo (퇴조), it was named in 1982 after Ragwŏn, paradise. Geography It borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the south and east. Most of the ...

** Riwon County **

Sinhung County Sinhŭng County is a mountainous county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Geography It is traversed by the Hamgyŏng and Palbong ranges. The highest point is Chailbong. There are also lowland plains, where the temperatures are quite d ...

Toksong County Tŏksŏng County is a county in South Hamgyong Province, South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Geography It is largely mountainous, but the southern area is low-lying. The Pujollyong Mountains, Pujŏllyŏng, Taedok Mountains, Taedŏk, and Kodub ...

Yonggwang County Yŏnggwang County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Geography The county is primarily mountainous, and is traversed by the Pujŏllyŏng Mountains (부전령산맥). However, there are areas of rolling and level ground, esp ...

Yodok County Yodŏk County is a county in South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. Originally part of Yŏnghŭng county (now Kŭmya County), it became a separate entity as part of the 1952 reorganization of local government. Name The County is named after a f ...

North Hwanghae Province

North Hwanghae Province North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is Sari ...

* 3 cities (si): ** Sariwon **

Kaesong Kaesong (, ) is a special city in the southern part of North Korea (formerly in North Hwanghae Province), and the capital of Korea during the Taebong kingdom and subsequent Goryeo dynasty. The city is near the Kaesong Industrial Region close t ...

(City with special status / Kaesong Industrial Region) ** Songrim * 19 counties (kun):

Changpung County Changp'ung County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Formerly part of the Kaesong urban area, the county was merged with North Hwanghae when Kaesong was demoted in 2003. The county sits northeast of Kaesong city and borders Kumc ...

** Chunghwa County **

Hwangju County Hwangju County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Hwangju is bordered to the northwest by Sariwŏn, to the northeast by Songrim and Kangnam, to the southwest by Yŏnt'an, to the south by Pongsan, and to the southeas ...

Kaepung County Kaep'ung County was a county in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Formerly part of the Kaesong urban area, the county was merged with North Hwanghae when Kaesong was demoted in 2003. The area is the site of the royal tombs of King Kongmin and ...

Kangnam County Kangnam County is one of the two suburban counties of Pyongyang, North Korea. It is north-west of Songrim, north-east of Hwangju County, west of Chunghwa County, and south of Nakrang-guyok. It is the location of cooperative farms and smaller ind ...

** Koksan County **

Kumchon County Kŭmch'ŏn County is a county in the North Hwanghae province of North Korea. It has a population of 68,216. Geography Kŭmch'ŏn is bordered to the west by Kaesŏng, to the south by Kaep'ung, to the northwest by T'osan, and to the north by Mt. ...

** Pongsan County **

Pyongsan County P‘yŏngsan County is a county in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Administrative divisions P'yŏngsan county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 2 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 20 '' ri'' (villages): History Pyongsan County wa ...

Rinsan County Rinsan is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Rinsan county is divided into 1 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, ŭp'' (town) and 19 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, ri'' (villages): Refe ...

Sangwon County Sangwŏn County is a county of North Hwanghae, formerly one of the four suburban counties located in east P'yŏngyang, North Korea. Prior to 1952, Sangwŏn was merely a township of Chunghwa County. In 1952 it was separated as a separate county, ...

Singye County Sin'gye County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. It is a mining district with abandoned molybdenum and copper mines. Climate Administrative divisions Sin'gye county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town) and 27 '' ri'' (villages ...

** Sinpyong County **

Sohung County Sŏhŭng County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Sŏhŭng county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town) and 20 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Sŏhŭng county is served by the P'yŏngbu line of the Ko ...

** Suan County **

Tosan County T'osan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares bord ...

Unpa County Ŭnp'a County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Ŭnp'a county is divided into 1 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, ŭp'' (town), 1 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, rodongjagu'' (work ...

Yonsan County Yŏnsan County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Yŏnsan county is divided into 1 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, ŭp'' (town), 1 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, rodongjagu'' (wor ...

Yontan County Yŏnt‘an County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Name The name Yontan means "a fast stream like a swallow", which refers to the river that is fast that exists in the region. History The county was newly created in 1952 from M ...

South Hwanghae Province

South Hwanghae Province * 1 city (si): Haeju * 19 counties (kun): **

Anak County Anak County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Anak is bordered to the east by Chaeryŏng, to the south by Sinch'ŏn, to the west by Samch'ŏn and Ŭnryul and to the north by Ŭnch'ŏn. Anak is generally flat, though i ...

Chaeryong County Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pongsan and Sariwŏn ...

Changyon County Changyŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Changyŏn is bordered to the north by Kwail and Songhwa, to the east by Samch'ŏn and T'aet'an, to the south by Ryongyŏn, and to the west by the Yellow Sea. Most ...

Chongdan County Ch'ŏngdan County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Ch'ŏngdan county is divided into 1 ''ŭp An ''eup'' or ''ŭp'' () is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the ...

Kangryong County Kangryŏng County is a county in the South Hwanghae province of North Korea. Geography Kangryŏng is bordered to the north by Pyŏksŏng, to the west by Ongjin, to the east by the Bay of Haeju and to the south by the Korea Bay. The county is si ...

** Kwail County ** Ongjin County, South Hwanghae **

Paechon County Paech'ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Paech'ŏn county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 26 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Paech'ŏn county ...

** Pongchon County ** Pyoksong County **

Ryongyon County Ryongyŏn County is a county in western South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Its Yellow Sea coast is known for its natural environment and as an important habitat for plants and birds. Ryongyŏn was the first place in which Protestant Christianity ...

Samchon County Samch'ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Samch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town) and 19 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Sam county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the Korean S ...

** Sinchon County ** Sinwon County ** Songhwa County ** Taetan County **

Ullyul County Unryul County () is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. The county is called by the name Eunyul () in South Korea, due to the pronunciation differences between Northern and Southern Korean dialects. History Neolithic artefacts wer ...

Unchon County Ŭnch'ŏn County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Ŭnch'ŏn county is divided into 1 ''ŭp An ''eup'' or ''ŭp'' () is an administrative unit in both North Korea and South Korea similar to the unit ...

** Yonan County

Kangwon Province

Kangwon Province (North Korea) * 2 cities (si): **

Munchon Munch'ŏn () is a North Korean city located in Kangwŏn Province. It lies on the coast of the Sea of Japan and borders Wonsan. History During the era of Four Commanderies of Han, the region was known as the Xietoumei prefecture under Lintun Comm ...

** Wonsan * 1 special administrative region: Mount Kumgang Tourist Region * 15 counties (kun): ** Anbyon County ** Changdo County ** Chorwon County ** Chonnae County **

Hoeyang County Hoeyang County is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It was established in a general reorganization of local government in 1952. Geography The county's area is primarily mountainous, with the Taebaek and Kwangju ranges bot ...

** Ichon County ** Kimhwa County ** Kosan County ** Kosong County ** Kumgang County ** Pangyo County ** Poptong County **

Pyonggang County P'yŏnggang County is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It borders Sep'o to the north, Ch'ŏrwŏn to the south, Ich'ŏn to the west, and Kimhwa to the east. Physical features A portion of the county is occupied by th ...

Sepo County Sep'o County is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It was created as a separate entity following the division of Korea. Physical features The county is primarily mountainous, and is traversed by the Masingryŏng and Kw ...

Tongchon County T'ongch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. It abuts the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) to the north and east. Famous people from T'ongch'ŏn include Hyundai Founder Chung Ju-yung, who is believed to have be ...

North P'yŏngan Province

North Pyongan Province * 3 cities (si): ** Sinuiju **

Chongju Chŏngju (; also Jŏngju) is a ''si'', or city, in southern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Prior to 1994, it was designated as a ''kun'' or county. The terrain is mostly level, but mountainous in the north. To the south lies the Chŏ ...

Kusong Kusŏng () is a city in central North Pyongan province, North Korea. It borders Taegwan to the north, Taechon to the east, Kwaksan and Chongju to the south, and Chonma to the west. The highest point is Chongryongsan (청룡산, 920 m). The ye ...

* 22 counties (kun): **

Changsong County Changsŏng County is a ''kun'', or county, in northern North Phyŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered by Pyŏktong to the east, Tongchang and Taegwan to the south, Sakchu to the west; to the north, it faces China across the Yalu (Amrok ...

** Cholsan County **

Chonma County Ch'ŏnma County is a ''kun'', or county, in northwestern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It borders Kusŏng city and Taegwan county to the east, Sonch'ŏn and Tongrim counties to the south, Ŭiju and P'ihyŏn counties to the west, and ...

Hyangsan County Hyangsan County is a ''kun'', or county, in North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It was established, following the division of Korea, from portions of Nyŏngbyŏn county. The area of Myohyangsan mountain, which stands on the county's border, h ...

Kujang County Kujang County is a ''kun'', or county, in southeastern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It was created in 1952 from part of Nyŏngbyŏn county, as part of a nationwide reorganization of local government. It borders Nyŏngbyŏn on the west ...

Kwaksan County Kwaksan County is a ''kun'' ( ko, 군, 郡, 'county') in coastal southern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It faces the Yellow Sea to the south. By land, it is bordered by Kusŏng city in the north, Chŏngju in the east, and Sŏnch'ŏ ...

Nyongbyon County Nyŏngbyŏn County (in standard Southern dialect: Yŏngbyŏn) is a county in North Pyŏngan province, North Korea. It borders the cities of Kaechŏn and Anju, and covers an area of 504 km². Description The city was heavily fortified du ...

Pakchon County Pakch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in southern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It is bordered to the north by T'aech'ŏn, to the east and southeast by Nyŏngbyŏn, and to the west by Unjŏn counties. To the south, it looks across ...

** Pihyon County ** Pyoktong County ** Ryongchon County **

Sakchu County Sakju County is a ''kun'', or county, in northern part of North P'yŏngan province, in North Korea. It lies along the Yalu River bordering the People's Republic of China to the north. Within North Korea, it borders Ch'angsŏng to the east, Ch ...

Sindo County Sindo County is a ''kun'' (county) in the North P'yŏngan province of North Korea. Most of the county consists of Pidansŏm, an island in the estuary of the Yalu River. Sindo was established as a separate county in 1991; previously, it had been p ...

Sonchon County Sŏnch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, on the coast of the Yellow Sea in west-central North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. To the north it borders Ch'ŏnma, to the east Kusŏng and Kwaksan, and to the west Tongrim; to the south, it bord ...

** Taechon County ** Taegwan County ** Tongchang County **

Tongrim County Tongrim County is a ''kun'', or county, in coastal southwestern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It borders P'ihyŏn and Ch'ŏnma to the north, Sŏnch'ŏn to the east, Ch'ŏlsan to the southwest and Yŏmju to the west. To the south, it ...

** Uiju County **

Unjon County Unjŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in North P'yŏngan province, North Korea. It borders T'aech'ŏn to the north, Pakch'ŏn to the east and southeast, and Chŏngju to the north. To the south, it looks out on the Yellow Sea. Unjŏn county ...

** Unsan County **

Yomju County Yŏmju County is a ''kun'', or county, in northwestern North P'yŏngan province, North Korea, on the coast of the Yellow Sea. It is bordered by Ryongch'ŏn and P'ihyŏn to the north, Tongrim to the east, and Ch'ŏlsan to the south; to the west ...

South P'yŏngan Province

South Pyongan Province * 6 cities (si): ** Pyongsong ** Anju, South Pyongan **

Kaechon Kaech'ŏn or Kaechon ( , ; Hangul: , Hanja: ) is a city in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Geography The Myohyangsan, Changansan, Ch'ŏnsŏngsan, and Ch'ŏngryongsan mountain ranges come together in Kaech'ŏn. The highest peak is Paekt' ...

Nampo Nampo (North Korean official spelling: Nampho; ), also spelled Namp'o, is the second largest city by population and an important seaport in North Korea, which lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River, 15 km east of the river's mouth. ...

(City with special status) ** Sunchon ** Tokchon * 1 district (ku):

Chongnam Ch'ŏngnam-gu is a district in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Administrative districts The district is split into 9 ''tong'' (neighborhoods) and 2 '' ri'' (villages). Transportation Ch'ŏngnam district is served by the Sŏhae Line of ...

* 2 districts (chigu): **

Tukchang Tŭkchang District is a '' chigu'' in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Tŭkchang was established as its own administrative area after separating from Pukch'ang in 1995. Administrative districts The district is split into four ''rodongjagu ...

Ungok Un'gok District is a ''chigu'' in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula ...

* 16 counties (kun): **

Chungsan County Chŭngsan County is a '' kun'' (county) in South Pyongan Province, North Korea. Re-education Camp No. 11, a large prison mostly for repatriated refugees, is located in the northwestern part of Chŭngsan County. Administrative divisions Chŭngs ...

** Hoechang County ** Maengsan County **

Mundok County Mundŏk County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Mundŏk County is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 21 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Mundŏk ...

Nyongwon County Nyŏngwŏn County is a county in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Nyŏngwŏn county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 ''tong Tong may refer to: Chinese *Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when translit ...

Pukchang County Pukch'ang County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. History In 1952, Pukchang County was formed from the former area of Maengsan County and Tokchon. Since then, the county has been changed multiple times by merging ...

Pyongwon County P'yŏngwŏn County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Administrative divisions P'yŏngwŏn County is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 2 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 29 '' ri'' (villages): Transportatio ...

** Sinyang County **

Songchon County Sŏngch'ŏn County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan, North Korea. Administrative divisions Sŏngch'ŏn county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 3 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 20 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Sŏngch' ...

Sukchon County Sukch'ŏn County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Sukch'ŏn county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 20 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Suk ...

** Taedong County ** Taehung County **

Unsan County, South Pyongan Ŭnsan County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.Road map of Korea, North and South, published December 2010 by Freytag and Berndt, Vienna, Austria, Administrative divisions Ŭnsan county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' ( ...

Yangdok County Yangdŏk County is a ''kun'' (county) in South P'yŏngan province, North Korea. History The region is thought to be near the ancient chiefdom of dongye. Biryuguk used to be in the region. It was incorporated into Goguryeo around 40 BC. Climate ...

Ryanggang Province

Ryanggang Province * 1 city (si): Hyesan * 11 counties (kun): **

Kapsan County Kapsan County is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. During the Joseon Dynasty, Chosŏn Dynasty, officials who had fallen into disfavour were often sent into Exile, internal exile ther ...

** Kimjongsuk County ** Kimhyonggwon County **

Kimhyongjik County Kimhyŏngjik County is a ''kun'' of Ryanggang Province, North Korea. Formerly known as Huch'ang County, it was renamed in 1988 in honour of Kim Hyŏng-jik, the leader of the anti-Japanese liberation movement of Korea. The 2004 Ryanggang explosion ...

** Paegam County **

Pochon County Poch'ŏn County is a ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It looks westward across the Amrok River at China. Geography The Masingryong Mountains pass through the county, which slopes downward gradually to the west. The count ...

Pungso County P'ungsŏ County is a ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was formed after the division of Korea from portions of Kimhyŏnggwŏn (then P'ungsan) and Kapsan counties. Geography Lying atop the southern portion of the Kae ...

Samjiyon County Samjiyŏn is a city in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It takes its name from three lakes in the city, which are collectively known as the Samjiyŏn. Samjiyŏn is situated near Mount Paektu, and tour groups fly to the city's airport to see ...

** Samsu County **

Taehongdan County Taehongdan County is a ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang province, North Korea. It was originally part of Musan County. The Taehongdan Revolutionary Battle Site there commemorates battles waged by Kim Il Sung in the area during the anti-Japanese ...

Unhung County Unhŭng County is a ''kun'', or county, in Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It was created following the division of Korea from portions of Hyesan and Kapsan. Geography Unhŭng lies on the southwest edge of the Paektu lava plateau, among the Pa ...

= Municipalities of North Korea

= Municipalities of North Korea *

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of North Korea: Pyongyang * Cities of North Korea ** Special cities of North Korea

Demography of North Korea

Demographics of North Korea *

1993 North Korea Census The 1993 North Korea Census () was a census conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics on 31 December 1993. The population of the country, according to this census, was 21,213,478. The life expectancy at birth was of 70.7 years (67.8 for males ...

2008 North Korea Census The 2008 North Korean Census () was the second North Korea national census. The reference day used for the census was October 1, 2008. The census was taken by house-to-house interviews by enumerators using a census questionnaire. Roughly 35,000 enu ...

Government and politics of North Korea

Politics of North Korea The politics of North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) takes place within the framework of the official state philosophy, Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism. ''Juche'', which is a part of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, i ...

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North Korean abductions of Japanese citizens Abductions of Japanese citizens from Japan by agents of the North Korean government took place during a period of six years from 1977 to 1983. Although only 17 Japanese (eight men and nine women) are officially recognized by the Japanese governm ...

North Korean abductions of South Koreans An estimated 84,532 South Koreans were taken to North Korea during the Korean War. In addition, South Korean statistics claim that, since the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953, about 3,800 people have been abducted by North Korea (the vast majorit ...

Corruption in North Korea Corruption in North Korea is a widespread and growing problem in North Korean society. North Korea is ranked 171 out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index. The 180 countries of the Index are score ...

North Korean defectors Since the division of Korea after the end of World War II, North Koreans have fled from the country in spite of legal punishment for political, ideological, religious, economic, moral, personal, or nutritional reasons. Such North Koreans are re ...

North Korean defectors in Thailand Thailand has become one of the destinations of choice for North Korean defectors aiming to either resettle in third countries, or pass in transit to South Korea. Although the Royal Thai Government does not recognize North Korean escapees as refugees ...

List of North Korean defectors in South Korea * __NOTOC__ This is a list of notable defectors from North Korea to South Korea. In total, , 31,093 North Korean defectors had entered South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituti ...

* Elections in North Korea **

1948 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held for the 1st Supreme People's Assembly of the soon-to-be established Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 25 August 1948. Organised by the People's Committee of North Korea, the elections saw 572 deputies el ...

1957 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 27 August 1957 to elect members of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly . Voters were presented with a single list from the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, dominated by ...

1962 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 8 October 1962 to elect the members of the 3rd Supreme People's Assembly. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea, altho ...

1967 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 25 November 1967. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state o ...

1972 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 12 December 1972. Only one candidate was presented in each constituency, all of which were selected by the Workers' Party of Korea, although some ran under the banner of other parties or state o ...

1977 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 11 November 1977 to elect the 579 members of the sixth Supreme People's Assembly. In the first session of the parliament that was formed that year, the second seven-year economic development pla ...

1982 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 28 February 1982 to elect the 615 members of the seventh Supreme People's Assembly. The first session convened on April 5, 1982. The "Decision on expediting self-reliance and peaceful reunificat ...

1986 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 2 November 1986. 655 Deputies were elected to the parliament. The agenda of the first session of the elected eighth Supreme People's Assembly was "For the complete victory of socialism". Under ...

1990 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 22 April 1990. 687 deputies were elected to the ninth Supreme People's Assembly. Results Of the 687 deputies, workers accounted for 37 percent, farmers 10 percent, and women 20 percent. Deputie ...

1998 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 26 July 1998.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p403 687 deputies were elected to the tenth Supreme People's Assembly. Th ...

2003 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 3 August 2003. Representatives were elected for five-year terms to all 687 seats of the Supreme People's Assembly, and also to 26,650 positions in city, county, and provincial People's Assembl ...

2009 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 8 March 2009 to elect the members of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly. They were originally scheduled to be held in August 2008 but were postponed for unknown reasons. Observers of North Korea ...

2014 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 9 March 2014 to elect the members of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly. Background This was the first election since the assumption of Kim Jong-un as leader of the country as the leader of th ...

North Korea's illicit activities The alleged illicit activities of the North Korean state include manufacture and sale of illegal drugs, the manufacture and sale of counterfeit consumer goods, human trafficking, arms trafficking, wildlife trafficking, counterfeiting currency ( ...

Mass surveillance in North Korea Mass surveillance in North Korea is a routine practice employed throughout North Korea. North Korea "operates a vast network of informants who monitor and report to the authorities fellow citizens they suspect of criminal or subversive behavior." ...

Political parties in North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is formally a one-party state under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) as the sole governing party. There are also two other minor parties served in the Democrati ...

** Workers' Party of North Korea ***

1st Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea The 1st Central Committee of the Workers' Party of North Korea (WPNK)() was elected by the 1st Congress on 30 August 1946 through the merger of the Communist Party of North Korea and the New People's Party of Korea, and remained in session until ...

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1st Central Inspection Commission of the Workers' Party of North Korea The 1st Central Inspection Commission of the Workers' Party of North Korea (WPNK)() was elected at the 1st WPNK Congress held in August 1946. It consisted of 11 members, and remained active until the 2nd WPNK Congress when the 2nd Inspection Comm ...

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1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea The 1st Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea (WPNK)() was held in Pyongyang, North Korea, from 28 to 30 August 1946, and established the WPNK (the forerunner to the Workers' Party of Korea). The congress is the highest organ of the pa ...

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2nd Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea The 2nd Congress of the Workers' Party of North Korea() ( WPNK) was held in Pyongyang, North Korea, from 27–30 March 1948. The congress is the highest organ of the party, and is stipulated to be held every four years. 999 delegates represented t ...

* Propaganda in North Korea

Branches of the government of North Korea

Government of North Korea

Executive branch of the government of North Korea

* Head of state: Chairman of the State Affairs Commission * Head of government:

Premier of North Korea The Premier of the Cabinet () is the head of government of North Korea and a key adviser to the Supreme Leader of North Korea. The office is also alternatively known as Prime Minister of North Korea. The prime minister of North Korea is the ...

Residences of North Korean leaders There are more than a dozen leader's residences in North Korea, according to Kim Jong-il’s former bodyguard Lee Young-kuk. Many of the residences were identified on satellite images in the North Korea Uncovered project. Ryongsong Residence is the ...

* North Korean leaders' trains *

Cabinet of North Korea The Cabinet of North Korea (''Naegak'') is, according to the Constitution of North Korea, the administrative and executive body and a general state-management organ in the Government of North Korea. The Cabinet's principal newspaper is ''Minju C ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs (North Korea) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( ko, 조선민주주의인민공화국 외무성) is the government ministry of North Korea, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The Minister ...

* Departments of the government of North Korea **

Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (North Korea) The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications () is a government ministry in North Korea which is responsible for the North Korean postal service, telephone system, and media such as television and print press. Additionally, the ministry is respons ...

Legislative branch of the government of North Korea

* Parliament of North Korea ( unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of North Korea

* Judiciary of North Korea

Foreign relations of North Korea

Foreign relations of North Korea *

Diplomatic missions in North Korea This is a list of diplomatic missions in North Korea. Embassies The following countries have embassies in Pyongyang: Most embassies are located in a special area of the city, known as the ''Munsu-dong Diplomatic Compound(문수동 외교단지 ...

Diplomatic missions of North Korea This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea. In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world. This was more out of political necessity, as North ...

Embassy of North Korea in Moscow The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Moscow (Посольство Корейской Народно-Демократической Республики, 로씨야련방주재 조선민주주의인민공화국 대사관) is t ...

Embassy of North Korea, London The Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in London () is the diplomatic mission of North Korea to the United Kingdom. The official residence of the Ambassador of North Korea to the United Kingdom, it is located in a detached hou ...

* North Korea–South Korea relations *

Australia–North Korea relations Current and historical bilateral relations ( ko, 오스트랄리아-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계) exist between Australia and North Korea. The two countries nominally have different relations, though as of 2013 neither Australia or ...

Botswana–North Korea relations Botswana–North Korea relations ( ko, 보쯔와나공화국-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계) refers to the current and historical relationship between Botswana and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as Nor ...

* Brazil–North Korea relations * Burkina Faso–North Korea relations * Burundi–North Korea relations * Cambodia–North Korea relations *

Canada–North Korea relations Relations between Canada and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (commonly known as North Korea) are very limited, as Canada suspended full diplomatic relations in 2010 over North Korea's destabilizing nuclear activity. Travel and commerce ...

* Central African Republic–North Korea relations *

China–North Korea relations The bilateral relations between People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (, ko, 조중 관계, translit=Chojung Kwangye) have been generally friendly, although they were sometimes strained in recent y ...

* Comoros–North Korea relations * Denmark–North Korea relations * Equatorial Guinea–North Korea relations * Foreign relations of North Korea *

France–North Korea relations Relations between France and North Korea are non-existent, as the two nations have no formal diplomatic relations with one another. Along with Estonia, France is one of the only two European Union members not to maintain diplomatic relations with ...

* Germany–North Korea relations * Grenada–North Korea relations * Guinea-Bissau–North Korea relations * Hong Kong–North Korea relations * Hungary–North Korea relations * Iceland–North Korea relations * India–North Korea relations * Indonesia–North Korea relations *

Iran–North Korea relations Iran–North Korea relations ( ko, 이란-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계; fa, روابط ایران و کرۀ شمالی) are described as being positive by official news agencies of the two countries. Diplomatic relations improved ...

* Israel–North Korea relations * Italy–North Korea relations *

Japan–North Korea relations Japan–North Korea relations ( ja, 日朝関係; ko, 조일 관계) refers to international relations between Japan and North Korea. Relations between Japan and North Korea have never been formally established, but there have been diplomatic ta ...

* Kenya–North Korea relations *

Malaysia–North Korea relations Malaysia–North Korea relations; ko, 말레이시아–조선민주주의인민공화국 관계 are nonexistent as of 2023. Relations were once strong but have deteriorated in recent years. Malaysia was once one of the few countries with w ...

* Mauritania–North Korea relations * Mongolia–North Korea relations * Namibia–North Korea relations * New Zealand–North Korea relations * North Korea–Norway relations *

North Korea–Pakistan relations Pakistan has both diplomatic and economic relationships with North Korea. The start of relations between the two countries emerged sometime in the 1970s during the democratic prime ministerialship of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, when he m ...

* North Korea–Palestine relations *

North Korea–Philippines relations North Korea–Philippines relations relates to the bilateral relations between North Korea and the Philippines. The Philippines has a non-resident ambassador in Beijing and North Korea has representation through its embassy in Bangkok and residen ...

* North Korea–Poland relations *

North Korea–Russia relations ) are the bilateral relations between Russia and North Korea. The Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR, the predecessor state to the Russia, Russian Federation) was the first to recognize North Korea (Democratic People's Republic ...

North Korea–Rwanda relations North Korea–Rwanda relations ( ko, 르완다-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계) refers to the current and historical relationship between North Korea and Rwanda. Neither country maintains an embassy in their respective capitals. Durin ...

* North Korea–Serbia relations * North Korea–Seychelles relations * North Korea–Singapore relations *

North Korea–Somalia relations North Korea–Somalia relations ( ko, 소말리아-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계) refers to bilateral relations between North Korea and Somalia. Overview and history Diplomatic relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Kor ...

* North Korea–Tanzania relations *

North Korea–Togo relations North Korea–Togo relations refers to the current and historical relationship between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Togo. Neither country maintains an embassy in their respective capitals, although North Korea fo ...

* North Korea–United Kingdom relations * North Korea–United States relations **

CIA activities in North Korea CIA activities in North Korea began primarily at the beginning of the Cold War in 1949. At the time, the U.S. viewed North Korea or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a Soviet puppet regime (country controlled by Soviet powers). T ...

* North Korea–Vietnam relations * The Gambia–North Korea relations

International organization membership

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a member of: *

Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum , the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has 10 member states, one candidate member state, and one observer state. ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 with five members: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. ...

(ARF) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *

Group of 77 The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations (UN) is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 fou ...

(G77) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 192-member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disas ...

(IFRCS) *

International Fund for Agricultural Development The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; french: link=no, Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address ...

(IFAD) * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) *

International Maritime Organization The International Maritime Organization (IMO, French: ''Organisation maritime internationale'') is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping. The IMO was established following agreement at a UN conference ...

(IMO) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) *

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is a humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide. It was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, an ...

(ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *

Inter-Parliamentary Union The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU; french: Union Interparlementaire, UIP) is an inter-parliamentary institution, international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance, accountability, and coop ...

(IPU) *

Nonaligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

(NAM) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) North Korea is one of only seven U.N. members which is not a member of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Law and order in North Korea

Law of North Korea The law of North Korea (officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is a codified civil law system inherited from the Japanese and influenced by the Soviet Union. It is governed by The Socialist Constitution and operates within th ...

Cannabis in North Korea The status of cannabis in North Korea is unclear due to the lack of sources available to the outside world. Some observers say that cannabis is effectively legal in North Korea, or at least tolerated, while others argue that this is a misapprehensi ...

* Capital punishment in North Korea * Citizenship in North Korea * Constitution of North Korea * Copyright law of North Korea *

Crime in North Korea Crime is present in various forms in North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Crime by type Murder Many people in North Korea are stricken with poverty and as a result, often resort to extreme measures ...

* Human rights in North Korea ** Censorship in North Korea ** Human experimentation in North Korea **

Human trafficking in North Korea Human trafficking in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) extends to men, women, and children for the purpose of forced labour, and/or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker (source country). Trafficking by t ...

** LGBT rights in North Korea ** Freedom of religion in North Korea **

Taxation in North Korea Officially, North Korea does not have domestic taxes and claims to be the world's only tax-free country. However, the North Korean government still collects revenue from its citizens in the form of hidden taxation through various sales taxes. I ...

* Law enforcement in North Korea **

Prisons in North Korea North Korean prisons have conditions that are unsanitary, life-threatening and are comparable to historical concentration camps. A significant number of prisoners have died each year, since they are subject to torture and inhumane treatment. Public ...

Visa policy of North Korea Most visitors to North Korea must obtain a visa in advance from one of the North Korean diplomatic missions. All visitors holding ordinary passports (except South Korea) must obtain a visa prior to entering North Korea. All visitors (except nati ...

Visa requirements for North Korean citizens Visa requirements for North Korean citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of North Korea by the authorities of other states. As of 2 July 2019, North Korean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 39 count ...

Military of North Korea

Military of North Korea * Command ** Commander-in-chief *** Central Military Commission *** Ministry of Defence of North Korea * Forces **

Army of North Korea The Korean People's Army Ground Force (KPAGF; ) is the main branch of the Korean People's Army, responsible for land-based military operations. History The Korean People's Army Ground Force was formed on August 20, 1947. It outnumbered and out ...

***

105th Armored Division (North Korea) The 105th Guards Seoul Ryu Kyong-Su Armored Division is a military formation of the Korean People's Army. It was North Korea's first armored unit and took part with T-34-85 tanks in the Korean War. Formation and structure The division was establ ...

***

1st Division (North Korea) The 1st Infantry Division is a military formation of the Korean People's Army.It was part of the North Korean advance from Seoul to Taejon. The division fought in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter ( ko, 부산 교 ...

***

3rd Division (North Korea) The 3rd Infantry Division is a military formation of the Korean People's Army. Formation and composition The exact date of its formation is in dispute, but it occurred sometime between May 1947 and October 1948, at Pyongyang. In its organization, ...

*** 6th Division (North Korea) ***

I Corps (North Korea) I Corps is a corps of the Korean People's Army Ground Force. It is headquartered at Hoeyang-up, Hoeyang County, History The Corps was activated in 1950 with a strength of 5,000 men. It took command of the North Korean divisions on the eastern se ...

*** II Corps (North Korea) *** III Corps (North Korea) *** IV Corps (North Korea) *** V Corps (North Korea) ***

XII Corps (North Korea) The North Korean XII Corps(제 12군단) is a formation of the Korean People's Army Ground Force established in 2010. The XII Corps is a reserve infantry corps, deployed near the Korean-Chinese border, including the Ryanggang Province. Its tasks in ...

***

Tanks of North Korea The history and development of the tank in North Korea spans the period from their adoption after World War II with the foundation of the Korean People's Army, into the Cold War and the present. Over this period North Korea has moved from bein ...

** Navy of North Korea ** Air Force of North Korea *

Military history of North Korea The history of North Korea began at the end of World War II in 1945. The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea at the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union occupying the north, and the United States occupying the south. The Soviet Union ...

* Military ranks of North Korea

Local government in North Korea

Local government in North Korea *

1946 North Korean local elections Elections of the provincial, city and county people's committees(도 시 군 인민위원회 선거) were held in Soviet-occupied North Korea on November 3, 1946. The elections were held for the Pyongyang municipal people's committee(평양 � ...

1947 North Korean local elections Two local elections were held in North Korea in 1947. Village and neighborhood( 리(동) 인민위원회선거) People's Committee (postwar Korea), people's committee elections were held on February 24–25 with a 99.85% voter turnout. 86.74% of ...

* 1949 North Korean local elections * 1956 North Korean local elections * 1959 North Korean local elections * 1963 North Korean local elections * 1967 North Korean local elections *

1972 North Korean local elections Elections to provincial, city, county and district people's assemblies were held in North Korea on December 12, 1972. In the elections, 3,185 provincial people's assembly deputies, and 24,784 city, county and district people's assembly deputies w ...

* 1975 North Korean local elections * 1977 North Korean local elections * 1979 North Korean local elections * 1981 North Korean local elections *

1983 North Korean local elections Elections to city, county people's assemblies(시 ( 구역 ) · 군 인민회의 선거) were held in North Korea on March 6, 1983. In total, 24,562 city, county and district people's assembly deputies were elected. Voter turnout was reported ...

* 1985 North Korean local elections * 1987 North Korean local elections * 1989 North Korean local elections * 1991 North Korean local elections * 1993 North Korean local elections *

1999 North Korean local elections Elections to provincial, municipal, city, county and district people's assemblies(도·직할시, 시·구역·군 인민위원회 선거) were held in North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), ...

* 2003 North Korean local elections * 2007 North Korean local elections * 2011 North Korean local elections * 2015 North Korean local elections

History of North Korea

History of North Korea *

History of North Korea, by period

History of Korea The Lower Paleolithic era in the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria began roughly half a million years ago. Christopher J. Norton, "The Current State of Korean Paleoanthropology", (2000), ''Journal of Human Evolution'', 38: 803–825. The earlies ...

Korea under Japanese rule Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business offic ...

– Japan endeavored to integrate Korea into its empire, exploiting its resources and its people **

Surrender of Japan The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, bringing the war's hostilities to a close. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy ...

– marked the end of World War II, and the end of Japanese occupation of Korea ** Division of Korea – at the end of World War II, the Soviets and Americans occupied Korea, dividing the region at the 38th parallel. Two governments emerged, one in the North, and another in the South, both claiming sovereignty over the whole of Korea. This led to the... * Kim dynasty ** North Korean cult of personality ** Kim Il-sung (ruled from 1948 to 1994) ** Korean conflict – conflict that began with the division of Korea and continues to the present day *** Korean War – war that began when North Korea invaded South Korea. **** Korean Armistice Agreement – document that ended the Korean War. However, no peace treaty followed, so North and South Korea are technically still at war. **** Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) – strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula. It was established at the end of the Korean War to serve as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. ****

Korean War POWs detained in North Korea Tens of thousands of South Korean soldiers were captured by North Korean and Chinese forces during the Korean War (1950–1953) but were not returned during the prisoner exchanges under the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement. Most are presumed dead, b ...

*** Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–69) *** Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung **

(ruled from 1994 to 2011) **

(ruled from 2011 to present) ***

2018–19 Korean peace process The 2018−19 Korean peace process was initiated in order to resolve the long-running Korean conflict and denuclearize Korea. International concern about North Korea's nuclear weapons came to a head in 2017, when they posed a direct threat to t ...

****

Peace Treaty on Korean Peninsula The Peace Treaty on Korean Peninsula is a proposed settlement to formally end military hostilities on the Korean Peninsula as a follow-up to the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement implemented by the United Nations after the Korean War. During th ...

History of North Korea, by year

List of years in North Korea

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

History of Korea, by region

History of Korea, by subject

* North Korea flooding **

2006 North Korean floods Flooding in North Korea in July 2006 caused extensive damage and loss of life, although reports differ about its extent. Death toll estimates * Hundreds killed and missing (government figures) * 151 killed, 29 missing (International Federation o ...

2007 North Korean floods Flooding in North Korea in August 2007 caused extensive damage and loss of life. The flooding affected most of the southern half of the country including the capital and some of its most productive agricultural regions. Aid officials feared the lo ...

2012 North Korean floods The 2012 North Korean floods began in mid-July 2012 when Tropical Storm Khanun affected parts of the country, killing at least 88 people and leaving more than 62,000 people homeless. Torrential rains on 29 and 30 July 2012 worsened the situatio ...

* Massacres in North Korea * Military history of North Korea ** Historical military units ***

2nd Division (North Korea) The 2nd Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army (North Korea) that fought during the Korean War. It is uncertain when the unit was originally raised, however, it is believed to have been formed sometime between 1946 ...

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4th Division (North Korea) The 4th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. History Activated in late 1948, the 4th Infantry Division in the summer of 1950 consisted of the 5th, 16th, and 18th Infantry regiments, plu ...

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5th Division (North Korea) The 5th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th century. It was activated at Nanam, North Korea, during the early part of August 1949, composed of Korean veterans of the Chinese Communist 8th Route Arm ...

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8th Division (North Korea) The 8th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. It was formed early in July 1950 in the Chuncheon area from remnants of the 1st Border Constabulary Brigade and elements of the 2d Border Consta ...

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10th Division (North Korea) The 10th Infantry Division (Motorized), was a military formation of the Korean People's Army that fought during the Korean War. It was formed at Sukchon in either March or April 1950, raised from a cadre of veteran commissioned and non commission ...

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12th Division (North Korea) The 12th Infantry Division was a division of the Korean People's Army during the 20th century. Originally, it was the 156th Division (), which was created in November 1948 under ''the Regulation of the Redesignations of All Organizations and Uni ...

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13th Division (North Korea) The 13th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. It participated in the North Korean advance from Seoul to Daejeon. The division fought in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter The Battle of th ...

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15th Division (North Korea) The 15th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. The division fought in the 1950 Korean War; it took part in the North Korean advance from Seoul to Taejon, and fought in the Battle of Pusan P ...

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18th Division (North Korea) The 18th Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. Fought in the First Battle of Seoul The First Battle of Seoul, known in North Korean historiography as the Liberation of Seoul, was the North Korea ...

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19th Division (North Korea) The 19th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) is the military force of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Under the '' Songun'' policy, ...

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27th Division (North Korea) The 27th Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) is the military force of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Under the '' Songun'' policy, ...

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43rd Division (North Korea) The 43rd Infantry Division was a military formation of the Korean People's Army. It defended the Yesong River crossing and the coastal area beyond the river that lies west of the Kaesong/Kumchon line. During the outbreak of the Korean War Senior ...

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25th Infantry Brigade (North Korea) The 25th Infantry Brigade was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. Formed in August at Chorwon, it had begun moving to Seoul on the day of the Inchon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), for ...

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78th Independent Infantry Regiment (North Korea) The 78th Independent Infantry Regiment(제78독립보병련대) was a military formation of the Korean People's Army during the 20th Century. Along with the 25th Infantry Brigade, it defended both the military and topographic crests leading from I ...

North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea has a Korean People's Army, military nuclear weapon program, nuclear weapons program and, as of early 2020, is estimated to have an nuclear arsenal, arsenal of approximately 30 to 40 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of f ...

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Timeline of the North Korean nuclear program This chronology of the North Korean nuclear program has its roots in the 1950s and begins in earnest in 1989 with the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the main economic ally of North Korea. The Chronology mainly addre ...

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Wars involving North Korea War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular ...

Culture of North Korea

Culture of North Korea * Architecture of North Korea * Cuisine of North Korea **

List of North Korean dishes Some dishes are shared by the two Koreas; however, availability and quality of Northern cuisine is much more significantly affected by sociopolitical class divides. Historically, Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and politic ...

* Cultural assets of North Korea *

Languages of North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and ...

** North Korean standard language ** North Korean Russian *

Media in North Korea The mass media in North Korea is amongst the most strictly controlled in the world. The constitution nominally provides for freedom of speech and the press. However, the government routinely disregards these rights, and seeks to mold informatio ...

National symbols of North Korea Upon its liberation in 1945 and subsequent foundation in 1948, North Korea adopted national symbols distinct from the national symbols of South Korea. The traditional flag of Korea, the Taegukgi, and the symbol Taeguk, were swapped for socialist ...

Emblem of North Korea The emblem of North Korea is a national symbol adopted in 1993 by the state. Its design is modified from the former version in use from the founding of North Korea in 1948. Prominent features on the emblem are a red star, a hydroelectric plan ...

** Flag of North Korea **

National anthem of North Korea "" (Hangul, Chosŏn'gŭl: ; ), officially translated as "Patriotic Song", is the national anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea. It was composed in 1945 as a patriotic song celebrating independe ...

* Prostitution in North Korea * Public holidays in North Korea *

Religion in North Korea There are no known official statistics of religions in North Korea. Officially, North Korea is an atheist state, although its constitution guarantees free exercise of religion, provided that religious practice does not introduce foreign force ...

** Buddhism in North Korea **

Christianity in North Korea There are no known official statistics of religions in North Korea. Officially, North Korea is an atheist state, although its constitution guarantees free exercise of religion, provided that religious practice does not introduce foreign forc ...

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Roman Catholicism in North Korea The Catholic Church in North Korea retains a community of several hundred adherents who practice under the supervision of the state-established Korean Catholic Association (KCA) rather than the Roman Catholic hierarchy. The dioceses of the Church ...

** Hinduism in North Korea **

Irreligion in North Korea Irreligion in North Korea is difficult to measure in the country as the country is officially designated as an atheist state. The North Korean state persecutes those who stray from the official state-sponsored atheism and the personality cult promot ...

** Islam in North Korea * List of museums in North Korea * List of World Heritage Sites in North Korea

Art in North Korea

Art in North Korea Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds. The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ...

Cinema of North Korea The cinema of North Korea began with the division of Korea and has been sustained since then by the ruling Kim dynasty. Kim Il-sung and his successor Kim Jong-il were both cinephiles and sought to produce propaganda films based on the ''Juch ...

* Literature of North Korea * Music of North Korea * *

Smoking in North Korea Tobacco smoking is popular in North Korea and culturally acceptable, at least for men. , some 45% of men are reported to smoke daily, whilst in contrast only 2.5% of women smoke daily, with most of these being older women from rural areas. Smok ...

* North Korean films *

North Korean literature Reading is a popular pastime in North Korea, where literacy and books enjoy a high cultural standing, elevated by the regime's efforts to disseminate propaganda as texts. Because of this, writers are held in high prestige. The partition of ...

* List of North Korean actors * List of North Korean films * List of North Korean flags *

List of North Korean football champions The North Korean football champions are the winners of the highest league in North Korean football, which is currently the DPR Korea Premier Football League. Also listed here are the winners of North Korea's cup competitions (the Republican Champ ...

* List of North Korean musicians * List of North Korean operas *

List of North Korean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in North Korea maintained by Amateur Athletic Association of DPR of Korea. Outdoor Key to tables: h = hand timing Men Women Indoor Men Women See also *Sport in North Korea * List ...

List of North Korean television series This is a list of North Korean television programmes or series. For North Korean multi-part films and film series see list of North Korean films. List See also *List of North Korean actors *List of North Korean films *List of North Korean ope ...

* Television in North Korea * Theatre in North Korea ** List of theatres in North Korea

People of North Korea

People of North Korea * Koreans * North Korean diaspora **

North Koreans in Russia North Koreans in Russia consist mainly of three groups: international students, guest workers, and North Korean defectors, defectors and refugees. A 2006 study by Kyung Hee University estimated their total population at roughly 10,000. Aside fro ...

** North Koreans in South Korea * Ethnic groups in North Korea **

Americans in North Korea Americans in North Korea consist mainly of defectors and prisoners of war during and after the Korean War, as well as their locally born descendants. Additionally, there are occasional tours and group travel which consists of Americans via train ...

** Chinese North Korean ** French North Korean ** German North Korean ** Japanese North Korean ** Japanese people in North Korea * Women in North Korea

Sports in North Korea

Sport in North Korea Historically, North Korea's participation in international sporting events has been hindered by the relations with South Korea. Until the 1990s, North Korea used to host up to 14 international events every year, albeit in small scale. Since th ...

* Football in North Korea ** North Korea at the FIFA World Cup ** North Korea national football team **

North Korea national under-17 football team The North Korea national under-17 football team, represents North Korea in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association, the governing body for football in North Korea. Competition history ...

** North Korea national under-20 football team **

North Korea national under-23 football team The North Korea national Under-23 football team represents North Korea at the Asian Games and other under-23 competitions. They are controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association. Results and fixtures ;Legend 2018 2020 Pla ...

North Korea women's national football team The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team ( Munhwaŏ Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 녀자 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in international women's football. Nort ...

** North Korea women's national under-17 football team **

North Korea women's national under-20 football team The North Korea women's national under-20 football team represents the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in international association football competitions in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the AFC U-19 Women's Championship, as well as any ...

** 2010 North Korea national football team results ** 2011 North Korea national football team results ** 2012 North Korea national football team results ** 2009 North Korea national football team results ** List of football clubs in North Korea ** List of football stadiums in North Korea ** North Korea–South Korea football rivalry * Ice hockey in North Korea ** North Korea men's national ice hockey team ** North Korea men's national junior ice hockey team ** North Korea men's national under-18 ice hockey team ** North Korea women's national ice hockey team * North Korea at the Asian Games ** North Korea at the 1974 Asian Games ** North Korea at the 1982 Asian Games ** North Korea at the 1998 Asian Games ** North Korea at the 2002 Asian Games ** North Korea at the 2006 Asian Games ** North Korea at the 2007 Asian Winter Games ** North Korea at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games ** North Korea at the 2010 Asian Games ** North Korea at the 2011 Asian Winter Games ** North Korea at the 2014 Asian Games ** North Korea at the Olympics ** North Korea at the 1964 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 1972 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 1972 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 1976 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 1980 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 1984 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 1992 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 1996 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 2000 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics ** North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics ** North Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics * North Korea at the Paralympics ** North Korea at the 2012 Summer Paralympics ** North Korea at the 2016 Summer Paralympics * North Korea at the 2009 East Asian Games * North Korea at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics * North Korea at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics * North Korea at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships * North Korea at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships * North Korea at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships * North Korea at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics * North Korea at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics * North Korea at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics * Volleyball in North Korea ** North Korea women's national volleyball team * North Korea national amateur boxing athletes * North Korea national baseball team * North Korea national basketball team * North Korea national under-17 basketball team * North Korea women's national basketball team * North Korea women's national handball team * North Korea women's national softball team * North Korea women's national under-19 basketball team * North Korean records in Olympic weightlifting * North Korean Championship (ice hockey) * North Korean Figure Skating Championships

Economy and infrastructure of North Korea

Economy of North Korea * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 155th (one hundred and fifty fifth) * Agriculture in North Korea ** Potato production in North Korea * Banking in North Korea ** National Bank of North Korea ** List of banks in North Korea * List of companies of North Korea, Companies of North Korea *Currency, Currency of North Korea: North Korean won, Won **ISO 4217: North Korean won, KPW * Defense industry of North Korea * Energy in North Korea ** Nuclear power in North Korea * Health care in North Korea * Mining in North Korea * Poverty in North Korea * Shadow economy of North Korea *

* Tourism in North Korea *List of amusement parks in North Korea

Communications in North Korea

Communications in North Korea * North Korean postal service ** Postage stamps and postal history of North Korea * Telecommunications in North Korea ** Internet in North Korea ** Telephone numbers in North Korea * Media of North Korea ** List of magazines in North Korea ** List of newspapers in North Korea ** List of radio stations in North Korea

Transport in North Korea

Transport in North Korea * List of highway airstrips in North Korea * List of airports in North Korea, Airports in North Korea * Rail transport in North Korea ** List of railway stations in North Korea ** Railway lines in North Korea * Vehicular transport in North Korea ** Automotive industry in North Korea ** List of bridges in North Korea, Bridges in North Korea ** Vehicle registration plates of North Korea ** Roads in North Korea ** Trams and trolleybuses in North Korea

Education in North Korea

Education in North Korea * List of universities in North Korea

Health in North Korea

Health in North Korea * Disability in North Korea * HIV/AIDS in North Korea

Bibliographies

Bibliography of North Korea

References

External links

Official Website of the DPR Korea

Official Website of the DPR Korea in Switzerland

North Korea Uncovered
, (North Korea Google Earth) Comprehensive mapping on Google Earth of the DPRK's political and economic infrastructure, including railways, hotels, factories, military facilities, tourist destinations, cultural facilities, ports, communications, and electricity grid.
KCNA
- Korean Central News Agency, the official news agency of the DPRK
Naenara
- ("My country") DPRK's Official Web Portal run by Korea Computer Company * {{DEFAULTSORT:North Korea Outlines of countries, North Korea North Korea, North Korea-related lists,