Outline of North Korea explained
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North Korea:
North Korea is a 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
Geography of North Korea
Geography of North Korea
- North Korea is: a country
- Location:
Environment of North Korea
Natural geographic features of North Korea
Regions of North Korea
Regions of North Korea
Administrative divisions of North Korea
Administrative divisions of North Korea
Provinces of North Korea
ProvincesSpecial Administrative RegionsDirectly governed citiesProvinces of North Korea
Note:Sometimes also spelled as "Yanggang" in English.
= Pyongyang Directly Governed City
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Pyongyang Directly Governed City
- 19 wards (guyok):
- 2counties (kun):
- 1 neighbourhood
= Rason Special City
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Rason Special City
- 2 ward (guyok):
- Rajin
- Sonbong
= Chagang Province
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Chagang Province
- 3 cities (si):
- 15 counties (kun):
= North Hamgyŏng Province
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North Hamgyong Province
- 3 cities (si):
- 12 counties (kun):
= South Hamgyŏng Province
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South Hamgyong Province
= North Hwanghae Province
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North Hwanghae Province
= South Hwanghae Province
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South Hwanghae Province
- 1 city (si): Haeju
- 19 counties (kun):
= Kangwon Province
=
Kangwon Province (North Korea)
= North P'yŏngan Province
=
North Pyongan Province
- 3 cities (si):
- 22 counties (kun):
= South P'yŏngan Province
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South Pyongan Province
- 6 cities (si):
- 1 district (ku): Chongnam
- 2 districts (chigu):
- 16 counties (kun):
= Ryanggang Province
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Ryanggang Province
- 1 city (si): Hyesan
- 11 counties (kun):
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
Legislative branch of the government of North Korea
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
Military of North Korea
Military 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
History of North Korea, by year
List of years in North Korea194819491950
1951195219531954195519561957195819591960
1961196219631964196519661967196819691970
1971197219731974197519761977197819791980
1981198219831984198519861987198819891990
1991199219931994199519961997199819992000
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201120122013201420152016
History of Korea, by subject
Culture of North Korea
Culture of North Korea
Art in North Korea
People of North Korea
People of North Korea
Sports in North Korea
Sport in North Korea
Economy and infrastructure of North Korea
Economy of North Korea
Won
KPW
Communications in North Korea
Communications in North Korea
Transport in North Korea
Transport in North Korea
Education in North Korea
Education in North Korea
Health in North Korea
Health in North Korea
Bibliographies
Bibliography of North Korea
See also
North Korea
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
Notes and References
- Web site: July 2, 2009. North Korea. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
- News: North Korea power struggle looms. https://web.archive.org/web/20070912141659/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/28/wnkorea128.xml. dead. 2007-09-12. 2007-10-31. Spencer. Richard. Richard Spencer (journalist). 2007-08-28. The Telegraph (online version of UK national newspaper). 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.. London.
- News: North Korea Says It Is Using Plutonium to Make A-Bombs. 2007-10-31. Brooke. James. James Brooke. 2003-10-02. The New York Times (online version of New York, United States newspaper). 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..
- News: North Korea's nuclear 'deal' leaves Japan feeling nervous. 2007-10-31. Parry. Richard Lloyd. Richard Lloyd Parry. 2007-09-05. The Times (online version of UK's national newspaper of record). 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.. London.
- Web site: The Korean crisis . 2007-10-31 . Walsh . Lynn . 2003-02-08 . 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 . 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. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071203224805/http://socialistworld.net/eng/2003/02/08korea.html . 2007-12-03.
- Web site: US is threat to peace not North Korea. 2007-10-31. Oakley. Corey. Corey Oakley. October 2006. Edition 109 - October–November 2006. Socialist Alternative website in Australia. 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..
- News: Leader Article: Let The Music Play On. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811113544/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-13/edit-page/27775227_1_dear-leader-pyongyang-democratic-people-s-republic. dead. 2011-08-11. 2008-03-27. Baruma. Ian. 2008-03-13. The Times of India. 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?.
