| Democratic People's Republic of Korea 조선민주주의인민공화국 Timeline: The Dragon Splits
朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 OTL equivalent: North Korea | |||||
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| Motto: 강성대국 Kangsŏng Daeguk (Korean Romanization) |
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| Anthem: 애국가 Aegukka (Korean Romanization) |
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| Capital | Pyongyang | ||||
| Other cities | Kaesong | ||||
| Government | Unitary Juche one-party state | ||||
| - | Supreme Leader | Kim Jong-un | |||
| - | Chairman of the Assembly Presidium | Kim Yong-nam | |||
| - | Director of General Political Bureau | Hwang Pyong-so | |||
| - | Premier | Pak Pong-ju | |||
| - | Vice Chairman of Policy Bureau | Choe Ryong-hae | |||
| Legislature | Supreme People's Assembly | ||||
| Establishment | |||||
| - | Formation | September 9, 1958 | |||
| - | Chinese Withdrawal | October 1958 | |||
| - | Current constitution | April 1, 2013 | |||
| Currency | North Korean Won | ||||
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a isolationist, socialist, totalitarian state located on the upper half of the Korean Peninsula to the 38th Parallel. It is bordered by the province of Manchuria, China to the north, Russia by a few kilometers in the northeast, and its rival South Korea below the DMZ.
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