Strong and Prosperous Nation

Strong and Prosperous Nation
Chosŏn'gŭl	강성대국
Hancha	强盛大國
Revised Romanization	gangseongdaeguk
McCune–Reischauer	kangsŏngtaeguk

Strong and Prosperous Nation (Korean: 강성대국; MR: kangsŏngtaeguk; lit. "powerful and great country") is a policy initiated by North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il. The term first appeared in North Korean media in August 1998 in reference to Kim Jong-il having provided "on-the-spot guidance" in Chagang Province in February 1998.^[1] In an effort to build a “strong and prosperous” nation, North Korea focuses on four areas: ideology, politics, the military, and the economy.^[2] Kim Jong-il's son and successor Kim Jong-un declared 2012, the centennial of the birth of Kim Il-sung, as the year of Strong and Prosperous Nation.

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^ 통일부 [Ministry of Unification], 2004 북한개요 [2004 North Korea Summary], pp. 34–35.
^ 북한의 강성대국 건설전략 [North Korea’s Strategy to Build a Strong and Prosperous Country], Seoul, South Korea: Hanŭl Academy, 2004, pp. 100–107.

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[1] 통일부 [Ministry of Unification], 2004 북한개요 [2004 North Korea Summary], pp. 34–35.

[2] 북한의 강성대국 건설전략 [North Korea’s Strategy to Build a Strong and Prosperous Country], Seoul, South Korea: Hanŭl Academy, 2004, pp. 100–107.

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