defect from North Korea for political, material, and personal reasons. Defectors flee to various countries, mainly South Korea. In South Korea, they are...

Events in the year 2021 in North Korea. Party Chairman → Party General Secretary: Kim Jong Un Chairman of the State Affairs Commission: Kim Jong Un President...

The COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea was part of a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe...

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...

weapons per year. North Korea has also stockpiled a significant quantity of chemical and biological weapons. In 2003, North Korea withdrew from the Treaty...

1953 which ended in an armistice agreement but without a peace treaty. North Korea is a one-party state run by the Kim family. South Korea was formerly governed...

The economy of North Korea is a centrally planned economy, following Juche, where the role of market allocation schemes is limited, although increased...

The Korean People's won, more commonly known as the North Korean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KPW; Korean: 조선 원) and sometimes known as the Democratic People's...

demographics of North Korea are determined through national censuses and international estimates. The Central Bureau of Statistics of North Korea conducted...

in North Korea is tightly controlled by the North Korean government. All tourism is organized by several state-owned tourism bureaus, including Korea...

of North Korea (Korean: 최고령도자; MR: Ch'oego Ryŏngdoja) is the de facto hereditary leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea, the state and the Korean People's...

Michael Palin in North Korea (also known as North Korea: Michael Palin's Journey and North Korea From the Inside With Michael Palin) is a travel documentary...

Telecommunications in North Korea refers to the communication services available in North Korea. North Korea has not fully adopted mainstream Internet...

Internet access is available in North Korea, but is only permitted with special authorization. It is primarily used for government purposes, and by foreigners...

The 2021–2023 North Korean missile tests are a series of North Korean missile tests in 2021, 2022, and 2023. North Korea conducted a record number of tests...

people in North Korea may face social challenges due to their sexuality or gender identity. However, homosexuality is not illegal. Other LGBTQ rights in the...

Relations between North Korea and the United States have been historically hostile. The two countries have no formal diplomatic relations. Instead, they...

North Korea has diplomatic relations with 160 states. The country's foreign relations have been dominated by its conflict with South Korea and its historical...

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in North Korea. It is used for many offences, such as grand theft, murder, rape, drug smuggling, treason, espionage...

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

2021 in Korea may refer to: 2021 in North Korea 2021 in South Korea This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or...

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...

North Korean standard language or Munhwaŏ (Korean: 문화어; Hancha: 文化語; lit. "cultural language") is the North Korean standard version of the Korean language...

Energy in North Korea describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in North Korea. North Korea is a net energy exporter. Primary...

notable defectors from North Korea to South Korea. In total, as of 2016[update], 31,093 North Korean defectors had entered South Korea. By 2020 the number...

North Korea ranks among some of the most extreme censorship in the world, with the government able to take strict control over communications. North Korea...

Prisons in North Korea (often referred to by Western media and critics as "North Korean gulags") have conditions that are unsanitary, life-threatening...

127.000°E / 40.000; 127.000 North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries:...

thim), recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in men's international football and it is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association...

of North and South Korea, which are collectively referred to as Korea. As of 2021, an estimated 7.3 million ethnic Koreans resided outside of Korea. Koreans...