Flag of North Korea
Capital:
Pyongyang
Population:
22,665,345 (July 2009 est.)
Conventional Name:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Local Name:
Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk
Location:
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Chief of State:
Kim Jong-il
Head of State:
Premier Kim Yong-Il
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In North Korea, ... Major economic reunification projects have included a tourism development in Mt. Kumgang, the re-establishment of road and rail links across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and a joint North-South industrial park near the North Korean city of Kaesong (see further information below in the section on the Economy).
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2792.htm
Background Notes; Library of Congress Country Study; Special Representative for North Korea Policy: Stephen W. Bosworth; Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks: Sung Kim ... The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department.
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For decades North Korea has been one of the world's most secretive societies. It is one of the few countries still ... But official North Korean accounts say he was born in a log cabin at his father's guerrilla base on the country's highest mountain - an event marked by a double rainbow and a new star in the sky.
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A Country Study: North Korea ... Search North Korea ... Home >> Country Studies >> North Korea...
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Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea ... Links to North Korea ... List of country and territory information papers.
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North Korea Country Information 2009 , Population, Geography, Culture, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Maps, Flags, Travel ... ; Monday, November 30, 2009; Cultural, Historical, and Statistical Country Information ... North Korea's capital, Pyongyang was completely rebuilt after the Korean War as a city of...
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The flag of North Korea consists of three horizontal bands of blue, red (center, triple width), and blue. The red band, which is edged in white contains a white disk with a red five-pointed star on the hoist side.
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Country and Trade Information ... The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea, is a centralist state that conducts its affairs on the basis of "Juche", a constitutionally enshrined ideology characterised by the goals of independence and self-reliance.
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