| Area Total | 99,720 sq km |
| Climate | temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter; cold winters |
| Natural Resources | coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, precious metals,hydropower |
| Imports | China 91.9% (2017) – petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, grain |
| Exports | China 86.3% (2017) – minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products |
| Government | dictactorship, single-party state; official state ideology of “Juche” or “national self-reliance” |
| Capital | Pyongyang |
| Population | 25.4 million (July 2018 est.) |
| Ethnicity | racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese |
| Language | Korean |
News about North Korea
- N.K. leader Kim departs for Beijing by private train to attend China's Victory Day anniv.: KCNA
by Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed for Beijing ...
- (URGENT) N.K. leader Kim departs for Beijing by private train Monday to attend China's Victory Day anniv.: KCNA
by Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025(END)
- (4th LD) N. Korea's Kim departs for Beijing by train: sources
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed Pyongyang on...
- (3rd LD) N. Korea's Kim departs for Beijing by train: sources
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed Pyongyang on...
- (2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim departs for China aboard train: sources
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un departed Pyongyang on...
- (URGENT) N. Korean leader departs Pyongyang in afternoon aboard special train: sourcesby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025
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- (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim poised to leave for China, set stage for meetings with Putin, Xi
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was expected to depar...
- Documentary shows atrocities faced by N. Korean troops deployed to Russia
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean documentary revealed Monday that North...
- N. Korea slams Seoul-Washington-Tokyo statement targeting its cyber threats
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced a recent joint statem...
- (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim inspects new missile production line ahead of planned trip to China
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new m...
- N. Korea's Kim poised to leave for China, set stage for meetings with Putin, Xi
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 1, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was expected to depar...
- (EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Sept. 1)
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 31, 2025North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's upcoming trip to Beijing marks his first offic...
- N. Korea's Kim inspects new missile-producing factory ahead of planned trip to China
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 31, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new m...
- (3rd LD) N. Korea's Kim expected to depart for China by train on Monday
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 31, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to depart...
- (2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim set for debut on multilateral diplomatic stage in China
by Oh Seok-min (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 31, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to take an ini...
- (LEAD) FM says possibility of U.S.-N. Korea summit at APEC 'very low for now'
by Lee Haye-ah (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 31, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Sunday that the possib...
- FM says possibility of U.S.-N. Korea summit at APEC 'very low for now'by Lee Haye-ah (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 31, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Sunday that the possib...
- (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim set for debut on multilateral diplomatic stage in China
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 30, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to take an ini...
- N. Korea's Kim decided troop deployment for Russia in August 2024
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 30, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un finalized his decisio...
- N. Korea's Kim set for debut on multilateral diplomatic stage in China
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 30, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to take an ini...
- Seoul approves Paju city gov't plan to contact N. Korea for cross-border marathon event
by Kim Na-young (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 30, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry has approved the Paju city g...
- N. Korea's Kim again consoles bereaved families of troops deployed for Russia-Ukraine war
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has consoled bereaved...
- Kim-Putin talks under discussion on sidelines of Chinese military parade: Kremlin
by Lee Minji (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- A possible bilateral meeting between North Korean lea...
- Key developments on North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Ko...
- Summary of domestic news in North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North ...
- Summary of external news of North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North ...
- Summary of inter-Korean news this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this ...
- N. Korea's Kim likely to use bulletproof special train for his upcoming trip to China
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely to use his ...
- N. Korean economy logs fastest growth in 8 years in 2024: BOK
by Oh Seok-min (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea saw its economy grow at the fastest pace ...
- Unification ministry seeks to restore 2026 budget for inter-Korean cooperative projects to over 1 tln won
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on August 29, 2025SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Friday requested over 1 t...
