# ᱠᱚᱸᱭᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ

| Democratic People's Republic of Korea* 조선민주주의인민공화국
* *Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk*
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| **ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱥᱮᱱᱮᱨᱮᱧ: "Aegukka"
* Chosŏn'gŭl: 애국가; Hancha: 愛國歌

 (English: "The Patriotic Song")
ᱨᱮᱫ:National Anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.ogg |
| North Korea ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱞᱪᱟᱞ Area controlled by the North Korean state are shown in dark green; North Korean-claimed but uncontrolled regions are shown in light green. |
| **ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱜᱟᱲ** (and largest city) | ᱯᱤᱭᱚᱝᱤᱭᱟᱝ
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| ᱨᱟᱡᱽ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ | ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱ |
| Official script | Chosŏn'gŭl |
| ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱮᱱᱮᱫ | * ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱ
* ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟᱱ
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| ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨ | Unitary one-party socialist republic |
|  -  | Chairman of the State Affairs Commission | Kim Jong-un |
|  -  | SPA Presidium President | Choe Ryong-hae |
|  -  | Premier | Pak Pong-ju |
| ᱞᱮᱡᱤᱥᱞᱟᱪᱚᱨ | Supreme People's Assembly |
| Formation |
|  -  | First Kingdom | c. 7th century BC  |
|  -  | Three Kingdoms | 18 BC  |
|  -  | North-South Kingdoms | 698  |
|  -  | Goryeo dynasty | 918  |
|  -  | Joseon dynasty | 1392  |
|  -  | Korean empire | October 12, 1897  |
|  -  | Japan-Korea Treaty | August 29, 1910  |
|  -  | Declaration of Independence | March 1, 1919  |
|  -  | Provisional Government | April 11, 1919  |
| ᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟ |
|  -  | ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱜᱩᱴ |  ᱑᱒᱐,᱕᱔᱐ km2 (97th) ᱔᱖,᱕᱔᱐ m²  |
|  -  | ᱫᱟᱜ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ (%) | 0.11 |
| ᱦᱚᱲᱮᱞ |
|  -  | 2016 ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱟ | 25,368,620 (52nd) |
|  -  | 2008 census | 24,052,231  |
|  -  | ᱥᱟᱝᱜᱮ | 212/ᱠᱤᱹᱢᱤᱹ୨ (65th) ᱕᱔᱙/ᱜᱟᱺᱴ ᱢᱤᱹ |
| **ᱡᱤ.ᱰᱤ.ᱯᱤ** (ᱠᱤᱨᱤᱧ ᱫᱟᱲᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱟᱵᱟᱹᱨᱤ) | 2014 ᱯᱟᱭᱛᱟᱨ |
|  -  | ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱨᱮ | $40 billion  |
|  -  | ᱦᱚᱲ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱤ | $1,800  |
| **ᱡᱤ.ᱰᱤ.ᱯᱤ** (ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟ ᱦᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ) | 2015 ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱥᱚᱝ |
|  -  | ᱞᱮᱠᱷᱟᱜᱩᱴ | $25 billion  |
|  -  | ᱦᱚᱲ ᱯᱤᱪᱷᱤ | $1,000  |
| ᱠᱟᱹᱣᱰᱤ | North Korean won (₩) (`KPW`)  |
| ᱛᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ | Pyongyang Time (ᱭᱩᱴᱤᱥᱤ+9) |
| ᱢᱟᱹᱦᱤᱛ ᱜᱚᱲᱦᱚᱱ | * yy, yyyy년 mm월 dd일
* yy, yyyy/mm/dd (AD–1911 / AD)
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| ᱦᱚᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱲᱟᱢ ᱢᱮ | right |
| ᱤᱱᱴᱚᱨᱱᱮᱴ ᱴᱤᱹᱮᱞᱹᱰᱤᱹ | .kp |
| ᱯᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱳᱰ | +850 |

**ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ** (abbreviated as DPRK, PRK, DPR Korea, or Korea DPR), ᱫᱚ ᱮᱛᱚᱢᱼᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱮᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱮᱱ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱜᱚᱱᱚ ᱪᱤᱱ, ᱮᱛᱚᱢ-ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱨᱟᱥᱤᱭᱟ, ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱱ ᱫᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟ, ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱪᱷᱮ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱥᱟᱥᱟᱝ ᱫᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱑᱙᱔᱘ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱡᱮᱜᱮᱛ ᱞᱟᱹᱰᱷᱟᱹᱭ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱫᱟᱨᱟᱢ ᱥᱳᱵᱷᱤᱭᱮᱛ ᱥᱟᱢᱚᱨᱤᱠ ᱵᱟᱹᱦᱤᱱᱤ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱳ ᱩᱯᱳ ᱫᱤᱯ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱩᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠᱷᱚᱞ ᱠᱩ ᱦᱟᱴᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ᱾ ᱑᱙᱕᱐ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱳ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱯᱚᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱱᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱡᱽᱛᱟᱱᱛᱨᱤᱠ ᱥᱟᱥᱚᱱ ᱪᱟᱹᱞᱩ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱜᱟᱲ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱡ ᱞᱟᱹᱴᱩ ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱯᱤᱭᱚᱝᱤᱭᱟᱝ᱾ ᱟᱱᱢᱳᱠ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱩᱢᱟᱱ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱚᱱᱚ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾

## ᱱᱟᱜᱟᱢ

᱑᱙᱑᱐-᱑᱙᱔᱕ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱠᱳᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠᱷᱚᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱟᱸᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

᱑᱙᱔᱕ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱛᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱱ ᱠᱷᱟᱱ ᱩᱝᱠᱩ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱳᱵᱷᱤᱭᱮᱛ ᱤᱣᱱᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱴᱷᱮᱱ ᱠᱚ surrender ᱞᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱩᱱ ᱡᱚᱠᱷᱚᱡ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱭ ᱱᱟ᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱡᱽᱛᱟᱱᱛᱨᱤᱠ ᱵᱞᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱠᱤᱸᱥᱟᱹᱲ ᱵᱞᱚᱠ ᱨᱮᱭ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱛᱟᱱᱛᱨᱤᱠ ᱜᱚᱱᱚᱯᱨᱚᱡᱟᱛᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱨᱠᱟᱨᱤ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱟᱛᱚᱱᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱜᱟᱲ ᱯᱤᱭᱚᱝ ᱤᱭᱟᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱽᱜᱟᱲ ᱥᱤᱣᱩᱞ᱾

## ᱚᱛᱱᱚ

ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱢᱚᱦᱟᱫᱮᱥ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱳ ᱩᱯᱳ ᱫᱤᱯ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱢ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱚᱛ ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ 120,540 km2᱾ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱥᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱢᱚᱨᱤᱠ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱤᱥᱟᱹᱢ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱟᱡᱟᱠᱮ ᱫᱟᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱟᱵᱟᱝ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱟᱡᱟᱠ ᱜᱮᱭ ᱨᱟᱵᱟᱝᱼᱟ᱾ ᱯᱟᱪᱷᱮ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱯᱤᱛ ᱫᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱚᱛ ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱜᱮ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱢᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱟᱸᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱸᱰᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤ ᱵᱷᱟᱜᱽ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱜᱮ ᱯᱟᱪᱷᱮ ᱥᱮᱡ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱯᱤᱛ ᱩᱯᱳ ᱫᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱚᱫᱮᱯᱟᱥᱮ ᱮᱞᱟᱠᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱡ ᱱᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱹᱨᱛᱤ ᱞᱟᱲᱟᱣ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ᱾

## ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱢᱤ ᱮᱞ

ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱳ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱢᱤ ᱜᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤᱭᱟ᱾ ᱤᱱᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱡᱟᱯᱟᱱᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱤᱱᱟ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱠᱤᱪᱷᱩ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱳᱣᱟ᱾ ᱒᱐᱐᱘ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱢᱤ ᱮᱞ ᱛᱟᱸᱦᱮᱸ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱒ ᱠᱳᱴᱤ ᱔᱐ ᱞᱟᱠᱷ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱤᱪᱷᱩ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤ᱾

ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱳ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱜᱮ ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱡᱽ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱸᱰᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤ ᱠᱩ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜ ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱛᱤᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱞ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱩᱜᱼᱟ᱾

## ᱟᱨᱦᱚᱸ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱮ

* Index of North Korea-related articles
* Outline of North Korea

## ᱵᱟᱨᱦᱮ ᱡᱚᱱᱚᱲ

Government websites
* KCNA – website of the Korean Central News Agency
* Naenara – the official North Korean governmental portal Naenara
* DPRK Foreign Ministry Archived ᱒᱐᱑᱙-᱐᱔-᱒᱔ at the Wayback Machine.- official north Korean foreign ministry website
* The Pyongyang times- official foreign language newspaper of the DPRK

General websites
* ᱠᱚᱸᱭᱮ ᱠᱳᱨᱤᱭᱟ at Curlie
* Official webpage of the DPR of Korea - Administered by the Korean Friendship Association
* 38North
* North Korea profile at BBC News
* North Korea – link collection (University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries GovPubs)
* NKnews- a professional news agency covering North Korean topics.
* Friend.com.kp Archived ᱒᱐᱑᱙-᱐᱘-᱒᱑ at the Wayback Machine. – website of the Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries
* Korea Education Fund
* *Rodong Sinmun* – the newspaper of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea *Rodong Sinmun*
* Uriminzokkiri Archived ᱒᱐᱑᱖-᱐᱓-᱐᱗ at the Wayback Machine.
* DPRK Portal
* United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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