The Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 사회주의헌법) is the constitution of North Korea. It was approved...

leaders of North Korea are mentions of deceased leaders of North Korea. The phrase was mentioned in a line of the preamble to the Constitution, as amended...

achieved. North Korea's political system is built upon the principle of centralization. The constitution defines North Korea as "a dictatorship of people's democracy"...

In the North Korean government, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body. The North Korean government consists of three branches: administrative...

commander-in-chief of the North Korean armed forces. The North Korean constitution gives the president the power to lead the overall affairs of the state and...

The Cabinet of Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea (Naegak) is, according to the Constitution of North Korea, the administrative and...

title of supreme leader (Korean: 최고령도자; MR: Ch'oego Ryŏngdoja) of North Korea generally means the de facto top leader of the Workers' Party of Korea, the...

in the country. The Constitution of North Korea, last revised in 2019, does not explicitly address discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or...

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula...

a list of public holidays in North Korea. See also the Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays. As of 2017[update], the North Korean calendar...

international community. The Constitution of North Korea establishes the country's foreign policy. While Article 2 of the constitution describes the country...

symbols. Some of the symbols of North Korea—the national emblem, flag, anthem and capital—are defined in the constitution of North Korea, while others...

a list of heads of state of North Korea since its foundation in 1948. For most of its existence, North Korea has not specified a formal head of state....

real power of its own. It consists of one deputy from each of North Korea's 687 constituencies, elected to five-year terms. The constitution identifies...

The human rights record of North Korea is often considered to be among the worst in the world and has been globally condemned, with the United Nations...

Korea. Originally, under the 1948 Constitution of the DPRK, the Premier was the highest state post in North Korea. Kim Il Sung himself inaugurated the...

North Korea is a country in East Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. It claims sovereignty over South Korea. Over time North Korea has...

that of South Korea. However, the Constitution of North Korea, in Article 171, still mentions that the national anthem is Aegukka, and as of 21 April 2024[update]...

sports events. The North Korean national flag is officially defined in article 170 of Chapter VII of the North Korean constitution. According to it: The...

to the North Korean Constitution to replace the previously military-dominated National Defence Commission. The body is headed by the President of the State...

in North Korea in March or April 2024. However, it is considered likely they were delayed or cancelled due to a lack of communication from the North Korean...

It is governed by The Socialist Constitution and operates within the political system of North Korea. North Korea has a codified civil law system, which...

Party Central Military Commission. The 1992 amendment to the Constitution of North Korea shifts its control to the National Defence Commission. The 2016...

appointed by the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). According to the Constitution of North Korea, the Central Court is accountable to the SPA, and the Criminal...

The president of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 주석) was the head of state of North Korea from 1972 to 1998. The position...

emblem of North Korea is a national symbol adopted in 1993. Its design is modified from the former version in use from the founding of North Korea in 1948...

of a new constitution in March 1981 and replaced with the Fifth Republic of Korea. Park Chung Hee had served as the leader and de facto dictator of South...

The Korean People's Army (KPA; Korean: 조선인민군; MR: Chosŏn inmin'gun) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the...

communist North Korea and the anti-communist South Korea came to dominate Korean political life in the post-World War II era. North Korea, officially...

state, North Korea began moving away from orthodox Marxism–Leninism and replaced all references to Marxism–Leninism in the Constitution of North Korea with...