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1 day ago · North Korea, country in East Asia. It occupies the northern portion of the Korean peninsula, which juts out from the Asian mainland between the East Sea ( Sea of Japan) and the Yellow Sea; North Korea covers about 55 percent of the peninsula’s land area. The country is bordered by China and Russia to the north and by the Republic of Korea ...
- Economy, Resources, Trade
North Korea has a command (centralized) economy. The state...
- Cultural Life
The following is a treatment of North Korea since the Korean...
- People
North Korea - Demographics, Culture, Religion: The Korean...
- North Korea Under Kim Jong Il
North Korea under Kim Jong Il Domestic priorities and...
- Relations With The South
North Korea - Relations, South, Tensions: After the death of...
- Politics, Economy, Kim Il-Sung
North Korea - Politics, Economy, Kim Il-Sung: Two subsequent...
- Economy, Resources, Trade
17 hours ago · The end of the Cold War brought economic crisis to North Korea and led to expectations that reunification was imminent. North Koreans began to flee to the South in increasing numbers. According to official statistics there were 561 defectors living in South Korea in 1995, and over 10,000 in 2007.
2 days ago · However, the Human Development Index is not calculated for two UN member states: DPR Korea (North Korea) and Monaco, only some components of the index are calculated for these two countries. The Cook Islands , the Holy See ( Vatican City ), and Niue are the only three state parties within the United Nations System which are not included in the ...
4 days ago · History. P'yŏngyang, North Korea. The ancient capital of the legendary Dangun dynasty (2333 bce) was located on the site where, according to legend, Pyongyang was founded in 1122 bce. The city’s history began in 108 bce with the establishment of a Chinese trading colony near Pyongyang, and the city was subsequently fortified.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · The image, reproduced by Tariq Zaidi in NORTH KOREA: The People’s Paradise (Kehrer Verlag, 176 pp., $50), offers a metaphor for a country shrouded in secrecy. North Korea’s daily existence has ...
17 hours ago · APEC also criticised North Korea for conducting a nuclear test and a missile test launch that year, urging the country to take "concrete and effective" steps toward nuclear disarmament. Concerns about nuclear proliferation in the region was discussed in addition to economic topics. The United States and Russia signed an agreement as part of ...
2 days ago · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Kim Jong-Un, North Korean political official who succeeded his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea in 2011. Little of his early life is known, but in 2009 it became clear that he was being groomed as his father’s successor. Once in office, he ramped up North Korea’s nuclear program.
