Outline of North Korea

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North Korea – sovereign country located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.[1] 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 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 Stalinist dictatorship.[2][3][4][5][6][7] 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, the late president Kim Il-sung's grandson and son of deceased leader Kim Jong-il. Relations are strongest with other officially socialist states: Vietnam, Laos, and China, as well as with Russia, Cambodia, and Myanmar. 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[]

An enlargeable relief map of North Korea
  • Pronunciation: About this soundlisten
  • Common English country name: North Korea
  • Official English country name: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Common endonym(s): 조선 (Chosŏn), 북조선 (Bukchosŏn)
  • Official endonym(s): 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk)
  • Adjectival(s): North Korean
  • Demonym(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
  • Time in North Korea
    • North Korean calendar
  • International rankings of North Korea

Geography of North Korea[]

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Geography of North Korea

  • North Korea is: a country
  • Location:
    • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • East Asia
          • Korean Peninsula
    • Time zone: Pyongyang Time (UTC+09:00)
    • Extreme points of North Korea
      • High: Paektu-san 2,744 m (9,003 ft)
      • Low: Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea 0 m
    • Land boundaries: 1,673 km
 China 1,416 km
 South Korea 238 km
 Russia 19 km
  • Coastline: 2,495 km
  • Population of North Korea: 23,790,000 - 47th most populous country
  • Area of North Korea: 120,540 km2
  • Atlas of North Korea

Environment of North Korea[]

An enlargeable satellite image of North Korea

Natural geographic features of North Korea[]

  • Natural monuments of North Korea
  • Islands of North Korea
  • Mountains of North Korea
    • Volcanoes in North Korea
  • List of World Heritage Sites in North Korea

Regions of North Korea[]

Regions of North Korea

Ecoregions of North Korea[]

Administrative divisions of North Korea[]

Administrative divisions of North Korea

Provinces of North Korea[]

Provinces
Special Administrative Regions
Directly-governed cities

Provinces of North Korea

Second-level administrative districts of North Korea, by province[]
The second-level divisions of North Korea as of 2012
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
    • Taedonggang-guyok
    • Sadong-guyok
    • Taesong-guyok
    • Mangyongdae-guyok
    • Hyongjesan-guyok
    • Ryongsong-guyok
    • Samsok-guyok
    • Ryokpo-guyok
    • Rangnang-guyok
    • Sunan-guyok
    • Unjong-guyok
  • 1 county (kun): Kangdong
Rason Special City[]

Rason Special City

  • 1 ward (guyok): Rajin
  • 1 county (kun): Sonbong
Chagang Province[]

Chagang Province

  • 3 cities (si):
    • Kanggye
    • Huichon
    • Manpo
  • 15 counties (kun):
    • Changgang County
    • Chasong County
    • Chonchon County
    • Chosan County
    • Chunggang County
    • Hwapyong County
    • Kopung County
    • Rangrim County
    • Ryongrim County
    • Sijung County
    • Songgan County
    • Songwon County
    • Tongsin County
    • Usi County
    • Wiwon County
North Hamgyŏng Province[]

North Hamgyong Province

  • 3 cities (si):
    • Chongjin
    • Hoeryong
    • Kimchaek
  • 12 counties (kun):
    • Myonggan County
    • Hwadae County
    • Kilju County
    • Kyongsong County
    • Musan County
    • Myongchon County
    • Onsong County
    • Orang County
    • Puryong County
    • Kyongwon County
    • Kyonghung County
    • Yonsa County
South Hamgyŏng Province[]

South Hamgyong Province

  • 4 cities (si):
    • Hamhung
    • Hungnam
    • Sinpo
    • Tanchon
  • 1 district (ku): Sudong
  • 1 area (chigu): Kumho (North Korea)
  • 15 counties (kun):
    • Changjin County
    • Chongpyong County
    • Hamju County
    • Hochon County
    • Hongwon County
    • Kowon County
    • Kumya County
    • Pujon County
    • Pukchong County
    • Ragwon County
    • Riwon County
    • Sinhung County
    • Toksong County
    • Yonggwang County
    • Yodok County
North Hwanghae Province[]

North Hwanghae Province

  • 3 cities (si):
    • Sariwon
    • Kaesong (City with special status / Kaesong Industrial Region)
    • Songrim
  • 19 counties (kun): Changpung County
    • Chunghwa County
    • Hwangju County
    • Kaepung County
    • Kangnam County
    • Koksan County
    • Kumchon County
    • Pongsan County
    • Pyongsan County
    • Rinsan County
    • Sangwon County
    • Singye County
    • Sinpyong County
    • Sohung County
    • Suan County
    • Tosan County
    • Unpa County
    • Yonsan County
    • Yontan County
South Hwanghae Province[]

South Hwanghae Province

  • 1 city (si): Haeju
  • 19 counties (kun):
    • Anak County
    • Chaeryong County
    • Changyon County
    • Chongdan County
    • Kangryong County
    • Kwail County
    • Ongjin County, South Hwanghae
    • Paechon County
    • Pongchon County
    • Pyoksong County
    • Ryongyon County
    • Samchon County
    • Sinchon County
    • Sinwon County
    • Songhwa County
    • Taetan County
    • Ullyul County
    • Unchon County
    • Yonan County
Kangwon Province[]

Kangwon Province (North Korea)

  • 2 cities (si):
    • Munchon
    • Wonsan
  • 1 special administrative region: Mount Kumgang Tourist Region
  • 15 counties (kun):
    • Anbyon County
    • Changdo County
    • Chorwon County
    • Chonnae County
    • Hoeyang County
    • Ichon County
    • Kimhwa County
    • Kosan County
    • Kosong County
    • Kumgang County
    • Pangyo County
    • Poptong County
    • Pyonggang County
    • Sepo County
    • Tongchon County
North P'yŏngan Province[]

North Pyongan Province

  • 3 cities (si):
    • Sinuiju
    • Chongju
    • Kusong
  • 22 counties (kun):
    • Changsong County
    • Cholsan County
    • Chonma County
    • Hyangsan County
    • Kujang County
    • Kwaksan County
    • Nyongbyon County
    • Pakchon County
    • Pihyon County
    • Pyoktong County
    • Ryongchon County
    • Sakchu County
    • Sindo County
    • Sonchon County
    • Taechon County
    • Taegwan County
    • Tongchang County
    • Tongrim County
    • Uiju County
    • Unjon County
    • Unsan County
    • Yomju County
South P'yŏngan Province[]

South Pyongan Province

  • 6 cities (si):
    • Pyongsong
    • Anju, South Pyongan
    • Kaechon
    • Nampo (City with special status)
    • Sunchon
    • Tokchon
  • 1 district (ku): Chongnam
  • 2 districts (chigu):
    • Tukchang
    • Ungok
  • 16 counties (kun):
    • Chungsan County
    • Hoechang County
    • Maengsan County
    • Mundok County
    • Nyongwon County
    • Pukchang County
    • Pyongwon County
    • Sinyang County
    • Songchon County
    • Sukchon County
    • Taedong County
    • Taehung County
    • Unsan County, South Pyongan
    • Yangdok County
Ryanggang Province[]

Ryanggang Province

  • 1 city (si): Hyesan
  • 11 counties (kun):
    • Kapsan County
    • Kimjongsuk County
    • Kimhyonggwon County
    • Kimhyongjik County
    • Paegam County
    • Pochon County
    • Pungso County
    • Samjiyon County
    • Samsu County
    • Taehongdan County
    • Unhung County
Municipalities of North Korea[]

Municipalities of North Korea

Demography of North Korea[]

Demographics of North Korea

Government and politics of North Korea[]

Politics of 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
  • Residences of North Korean leaders
  • North Korean leaders' trains
  • Cabinet of North Korea
    • Minister of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)
  • Departments of the government of North Korea
    • Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (North Korea)

Legislative branch of the government of North Korea[]

  • Parliament of North Korea (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of North Korea[]

Foreign relations of North Korea[]

Foreign relations of North Korea

International organization membership[]

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a member of:[1]

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

  • Cannabis in North Korea
  • Capital punishment in North Korea
  • Citizenship in North Korea
  • Constitution of North Korea
  • Copyright law of North Korea
  • Crime in North Korea
  • Human rights in North Korea
    • Censorship in North Korea
    • Human experimentation in North Korea
    • Human trafficking in North Korea
    • LGBT rights in North Korea
    • Freedom of religion in North Korea
    • Mass surveillance in North Korea
  • Taxation in North Korea
  • Law enforcement in North Korea
    • Prisons in North Korea
  • Visa policy of North Korea
    • Visa requirements for North Korean citizens

Military of North Korea[]

Military of North Korea

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of North Korea
      • 105th Armored Division (North Korea)
      • 1st Division (North Korea)
      • 3rd Division (North Korea)
      • 6th Division (North Korea)
      • I Corps (North Korea)
      • II Corps (North Korea)
      • III Corps (North Korea)
      • IV Corps (North Korea)
      • V Corps (North Korea)
      • XII Corps (North Korea)
      • Tanks of North Korea
    • Navy of North Korea
    • Air Force of North Korea
  • Military history of North Korea
  • Military ranks of North Korea

Local government in North Korea[]

Local government in North Korea

History of North Korea[]

History of North Korea

History of North Korea, by period[]

  • History of Korea
    • Korea under Japanese rule – Japan endeavored to integrate Korea into its empire, exploiting its resources and its people
    • Surrender of Japan – 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 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
      • Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–69)
      • Death and state funeral of Kim Il-sung
    • Kim Jong-il (ruled from 1994 to 2011)
    • Kim Jong-un (ruled from 2011 to present)

History of North Korea, by year[]

List of years in North Korea 1948 1949 1950
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

History of Korea, by region[]

History of Korea, by subject[]

  • North Korea flooding
  • Massacres in North Korea
  • Military history of North Korea
    • Historical military units
      • 2nd Division (North Korea)
      • 4th Division (North Korea)
      • 5th Division (North Korea)
      • 8th Division (North Korea)
      • 9th Division (North Korea)
      • 10th Division (North Korea)
      • 12th Division (North Korea)
      • 13th Division (North Korea)
      • 15th Division (North Korea)
      • 18th Division (North Korea)
      • 19th Division (North Korea)
      • 27th Division (North Korea)
      • 43rd Division (North Korea)
      • 25th Infantry Brigade (North Korea)
      • 766th Independent Infantry Regiment (North Korea)
      • 78th Independent Infantry Regiment (North Korea)
    • North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
      • Timeline of the North Korean nuclear program
        • Missile tests
        • Nuclear tests
          • 2006 (reactions)
          • 2009 (reactions)
          • 2013 (reactions)
          • January 2016 (reactions)
    • Wars involving North Korea

Culture of North Korea[]

Culture of North Korea

  • Architecture of North Korea
  • Cuisine of North Korea
    • List of North Korean dishes
  • Cultural assets of North Korea
  • Languages of North Korea
    • North Korean standard language
    • North Korean Russian
  • Media in North Korea
  • National symbols of North Korea
    • Coat of arms of North Korea
    • Flag of North Korea
    • National anthem of North Korea
  • Prostitution in North Korea
  • Public holidays in North Korea
  • Religion in North Korea
    • Buddhism in North Korea
    • Christianity in North Korea
      • Roman Catholicism in North Korea
    • Hinduism in North Korea
    • Irreligion in North Korea
    • 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
  • Cinema of North Korea
  • Literature of North Korea
  • Music of North Korea
  • * Smoking in North Korea
  • North Korean films
  • North Korean literature
  • List of North Korean actors
  • List of North Korean films
  • List of North Korean flags
  • List of North Korean football champions
  • List of North Korean musicians
  • List of North Korean operas
  • List of North Korean records in athletics
  • List of North Korean television series
  • List of films set in or about North Korea
  • 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
  • Ethnic groups in North Korea
    • Americans in North Korea
    • 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

Economy and infrastructure of North Korea[]

Economy of North Korea

  • 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
  • Companies of North Korea
  • Currency of North Korea: Won
    • ISO 4217: 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
  • Taxation in North Korea
  • Tourism in North Korea
  • List of amusement parks in North Korea

Communications in North Korea[]

Communications in North Korea

Transport in North Korea[]

Transport 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

Bibliographies[]

Bibliography of North Korea

See also[]

North Korea

  • 2008 New York Philharmonic visit to North Korea
  • 2009 imprisonment of American journalists by North Korea
  • Active North Korean ships
  • Ambassadors from China to North Korea
  • Ambassadors of Russia to North Korea
  • Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to North Korea
  • Australian Ambassadors to North Korea
  • Border incidents involving North Korea
  • Diplomatic missions of North Korea
  • Flag bearers for North Korea at the Olympics
  • Foreign nationals detained in North Korea
  • Heads of state of North Korea
  • Hotels in North Korea
  • Leaders of North Korea
  • Media coverage of North Korea
  • North Korean merchant ships
  • North Korean occupation of South Korea, June to September, 1950
  • North Korean support for Iran during the Iran–Iraq war
  • North Korean websites banned in South Korea
  • Prime Ministers of North Korea
  • United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning North Korea
  • United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy
  • International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea
  • Iran North Korea Syria Nonproliferation Act
  • Japan–North Korea Pyongyang Declaration
  • National Treasure (North Korea)
  • North Hamgyeong Province (Republic of Korea)
  • North Pyeongan Province (Republic of Korea)
  • North–South differences in the Korean language
  • Order of Friendship (North Korea)
  • Orders and medals of North Korea
  • U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
  • North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013
  • North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
  • North Korean studies

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "North Korea". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Spencer, Richard (2007-08-28). "North Korea power struggle looms". The Telegraph (online version of UK national newspaper). London. Archived from the original on 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-10-31. A power struggle to succeed Kim Jong-il as leader of North Korea's Stalinist dictatorship may be looming after his eldest son was reported to have returned from semi-voluntary exile.
  3. ^ Brooke, James (2003-10-02). "North Korea Says It Is Using Plutonium to Make A-Bombs". The New York Times (online version of New York, United States newspaper). Retrieved 2007-10-31. North Korea, run by a Stalinist dictatorship for almost six decades, is largely closed to foreign reporters and it is impossible to independently check today's claims.
  4. ^ Parry, Richard Lloyd (2007-09-05). "North Korea's nuclear 'deal' leaves Japan feeling nervous". The Times (online version of UK's national newspaper of record). London. Retrieved 2007-10-31. The US Government contradicted earlier North Korean claims that it had agreed to remove the Stalinist dictatorship’s designation as a terrorist state and to lift economic sanctions, as part of talks aimed at disarming Pyongyang of its nuclear weapons.
  5. ^ Walsh, Lynn (2003-02-08). "The Korean crisis". CWI online: Socialism Today, February 2003 edition, journal of the Socialist Party, CWI England and Wales. socialistworld.net, website of the committee for a worker’s international. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-10-31. Kim Jong-il's regime needs economic concessions to avoid collapse, and just as crucially needs an end to the strategic siege imposed by the US since the end of the Korean war (1950-53). Pyongyang's nuclear brinkmanship, though potentially dangerous, is driven by fear rather than by militaristic ambition. The rotten Stalinist dictatorship faces the prospect of an implosion. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which deprived North Korea of vital economic support, the regime has consistently attempted to secure from the US a non-aggression pact, recognition of its sovereignty, and economic assistance. The US's equally consistent refusal to enter into direct negotiations with North Korea, effectively ruling out a peace treaty to formally close the 1950-53 Korean war, has encouraged the regime to resort to nuclear blackmail.
  6. ^ (October 2006). "US is threat to peace not North Korea". Edition 109 - October–November 2006. Socialist Alternative website in Australia. Retrieved 2007-10-31. In this context, the constant attempts by the Western press to paint Kim Jong Il as simply a raving lunatic look, well, mad. There is no denying that the regime he presides over is a nasty Stalinist dictatorship that brutally oppresses its own population. But in the face of constant threats from the US, Pyongyang's actions have a definite rationality from the regime's point of view.
  7. ^ Baruma, Ian (2008-03-13). "Leader Article: Let The Music Play On". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2008-03-27. North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is one of the world's most oppressive, closed, and vicious dictatorships. It is perhaps the last living example of pure totalitarianism — control of the state over every aspect of human life. Is such a place the right venue for a western orchestra? Can one imagine the New York Philharmonic, which performed to great acclaim in Pyongyang, entertaining Stalin or Hitler?

External links[]

Wikimedia Atlas of North Korea

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