Democratic People's Republic of Korea

North Korea (Korean: 조선/朝鮮, MR: Chosŏn; literally 북조선/北朝鮮, MR: Pukchosŏn, or 북한/北韓, RR: Bukhan in South Korean usage), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or DPR Korea; Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국/朝鮮民主主義人民共和國, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. The country is bordered to the north by China and by Russia along the Amnok (known as the Yalu in Chinese) and Tumen rivers, and to the south by South Korea, with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be …

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NYU: New York University · 5 December 2024 English

Expert Victor Cha unpacks South Korean President Yoon's short-lived martial law declaration and the impact on US and regional ties. The post Expert Q&A on South Korea: Martial Law and …


WHO: World Health Organization · 29 November 2024 English

12 p

Benin, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo





World Bank Group · 26 November 2024 English

The design of the power market determines how the sector can address complex economic, social, environmental, and engineering challenges to deliver sustainable and reliable electricity at least cost to consumers. …

controlled economies (such as in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the República Bolivariana de


UN: The United Nations · 26 November 2024

26 p.

of thousands of troops from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the conflict zone and their of the military presence of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Russia. Those latest developments the Kremlin has turned to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, first for arms and now for manpower few years ago. It is not just the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea that Russia has looked to for to countries like Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, support that foments instability




World Bank Group · 25 November 2024 English

The design of the power market determines how the sector can address complex economic, social, environmental, and engineering challenges to deliver sustainable and reliable electricity at least cost to consumers. …

controlled economies (such as in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the República Bolivariana de


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