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text_A: North Korea subsidizes or funds services.
text_B: North Korea , officially the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea -LRB- DPRK -RRB- , is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula .. Korean. Koreans. East Asia. East Asia. Korean Peninsula. Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang is the nation 's capital and largest city .. Pyongyang. Pyongyang. To the north and northwest the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok -LRB- known as the Yalu in China -RRB- and Tumen rivers ; it is bordered to the south by South Korea , with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone -LRB- DMZ -RRB- separating the two .. Korean. Koreans. bordered by China. China–North Korea border. by Russia. North Korea–Russia border. Amnok. Amnok. China. China. Tumen. Tumen River. South Korea. South Korea. Korean Demilitarized Zone. Korean Demilitarized Zone. In 1910 , Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan .. Japan. Empire of Japan. annexed by the Empire of Japan. Korea under Japanese rule. After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945 , Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel by the United States and the Soviet Union , with the north occupied by the Soviets and the south by the Americans .. Japanese surrender. Surrender of Japan. World War II. World War II. divided into two zones. Division of Korea. 38th parallel. 38th parallel north#Korea. United States. United States. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. north occupied by the Soviets. Soviet Civil Administration. south by the Americans. United States Army Military Government in Korea. Negotiations on reunification failed , and in 1948 , separate governments were formed  : the socialist Democratic People 's Republic of Korea in the north , and the capitalist Republic of Korea in the south .. reunification. Korean reunification. An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the Korean War -LRB- 1950 -- 1953 -RRB- .. Korean. Koreans. Korean War. Korean War. The Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire , but no peace treaty was signed .. Korean. Koreans. Korean Armistice Agreement. Korean Armistice Agreement. North Korea officially describes itself as a self-reliant socialist state and formally holds elections .. socialist state. socialist state. holds elections. Elections in North Korea. Critics regard it as a totalitarian dictatorship .. totalitarian dictatorship. Totalitarianism. Various media outlets have called it Stalinist , particularly noting the elaborate cult of personality around Kim Il-sung and his family .. Stalinist. Stalinist. cult of personality around Kim Il-sung. North Korean cult of personality. his family. Kim dynasty ( North Korea ). International organizations have assessed that human rights violations in North Korea have no parallel in the contemporary world .. human rights violations in North Korea. Human rights in North Korea. The Workers ' Party of Korea -LRB- WPK -RRB- , led by a member of the ruling family , holds power in the state and leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland of which all political officers are required to be members .. Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. Juche , an ideology of national self-reliance , was introduced into the constitution as a `` creative application of Marxism -- Leninism '' in 1972 .. Juche. Juche. the constitution. Constitution of North Korea. The means of production are owned by the state through state-run enterprises and collectivized farms .. means of production. means of production. state-run enterprises. State-owned enterprise. collectivized farms. Collective farming. Most services such as healthcare , education , housing and food production are subsidized or state-funded .. From 1994 to 1998 , North Korea suffered a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 240,000 and 3.5 million people , and the country continues to struggle with food production .. a famine. North Korean famine. North Korea follows Songun , or `` military-first '' policy .. Songun. Songun. It is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel , with a total of 9,495,000 active , reserve , and paramilitary personnel .. country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel. List of countries by number of troops. Its active duty army of 1.21 million is the fourth largest in the world , after China , the United States , and India .. China. China. United States. United States. India. India. It possesses nuclear weapons .. possesses nuclear weapons. North Korea and weapons of mass destruction. North Korea is an atheist state with no official religion and where public religion is discouraged .. atheist state. state atheism
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