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Democratic People's Republic of Korea 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Korean) Josŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwakuk | |
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| Anthem: 애국가 Aegukka ("The Patriotic Song") | |
.svg) Territory controlled
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| Capital and largest city | Pyongyang 39°2′N 125°45′E |
| Official languages | Korean (Munhwaŏ) |
| Josŏn'kŭl (Hangul) | |
| Religion (2020) |
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| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary one-party socialist republic under a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship |
• General Secretary and President | Kim Jong Un |
• Premier | Kim Tok Hun |
| Choe Ryong-hae | |
| Pak In-chol | |
| Legislature | Supreme People's Assembly |
| Establishment history | |
• Gojoseon | 2333 BC (mythological) |
| 57 BC | |
| 668 | |
• Goryeo dynasty | 918 |
• Joseon dynasty | 17 July 1392 |
| 12 October 1897 | |
| 22 August 1910 | |
| 1 March 1919 | |
| 6 September 1945 | |
| 3 October 1945 | |
• DPRK established | 9 September 1948 |
| 27 December 1972 | |
| Area | |
• Excl. South Korea | 120,538 km2 (46,540 sq mi) (98th) |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate |  31,936,584 (49th) |
• 2008 census | 27,496,382 |
• Density | 228.11/km2 (590.8/sq mi) (67th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total |  $106.51 billion (99th) |
• Per capita | $3,335 (169th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $80.34 billion (81st) |
• Per capita | $2,515 (144th) |
| Currency | Korean People's won (₩) (KPW) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Pyongyang Time) |
| Date format | yy, yyyy/mm/dd (AD-1911 / AD) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +850 |
| ISO 3166 code | KP |
| Internet TLD | .kp |
North Korea,[a] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,[b] is a country in East Asia. It occupies the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and the Soviet Union to the north and South Korea to the south. It is bordered to the west by the Yellow Sea and to the east by the Sea of Japan (East Sea). North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the sole legitimate government of the Korean peninsula and its adjacent islands. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang, other major cities include Hamhung, Chongjin and Nampo.