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North Korea officially the
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea is a country in
East Asia, in the northern part of the
Korean Peninsula. The name
Korea is derived from the
Kingdom of Goguryeo, also spelled as
Koryŏ.
Pyongyang is both the nation's capital as well as its largest city, with a population just over 2.5 million. To the north and northwest the country is bordered by
China and by Russiaalong the Amnok (known as the Yalu in China) and Tumen rivers.[8]
The country is bordered to the south by
South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea), with the heavily-fortified
Korean Demilitarized Zoneseparating the two.
Korea was annexed by the
Empire of Japan in 1910. After the
Japanese surrender at the end of
World War II in
1945, Korea was divided into two zones along the
38th parallel by the
United States and the
Soviet Union, with the north occupied by the
Soviets and the south by the
Americans.
Negotiations on reunification failed, and in 1948 two separate governments were formed: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north, and the Republic of Korea in the south. An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the
Korean War (
1950–53). The
Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire, and no official
peace treaty was ever signed.[9] Both states were accepted into the
United Nations in
1991.[10] The
DPRK officially describes itself as a self-reliant socialist state[11] and formally holds elections. Critics regard it as a totalitarian dictatorship.
Various outlets have called it Stalinist,[20][21][22] particularly noting the elaborate cult of personality around
Kim Il-sung and his family.
International organizations have assessed human rights violations in
North Korea as belonging to a category of their own, with no parallel in the contemporary world.[23][24][25]
The Workers' Party of Korea, led by a member of the ruling family,[22] holds power in the state and leads theDemocratic
Front for the
Reunification of the
Fatherland of which all political officers are required to be members.[26]
Over time North Korea has gradually distanced itself from the world communist movement. Juche, an ideology of national self-reliance, was introduced into the constitution as a "creative application of
Marxism–Leninism"[27] in
1972.[28][29] The means of production are owned by the state through state-run enterprises and collectivized farms. Most services such as healthcare, education, housing and food production are subsidized or state-funded
.[30] From
1994 to
1998, North Korea suffered from a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 0.24 and
3.5 million people, and the country continues to struggle with food production.[31] North Korea follows Songun, or "military-first" policy.[32] It is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel, with a total of 9,
495,000 active, reserve, and paramilitary personnel. Its active duty army of 1.21 million is the fourth largest in the world, after China, the
U.S., and
India.[33] It possesses nuclear weapons.[34][35] North Korea is an atheist state where public religion is discouraged.[36]
- published: 01 Sep 2016
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