| 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
- Today in Korean history
by Oh Seok-min (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on November 2, 2025Nov. 3
- N. Korea's Kim inspects special operations unit's war readiness
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on November 1, 2025SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected the comb...
- (4th LD) [APEC 2025] Lee vows to keep preemptive measures to promote peace efforts with N. Korea at APEC summit
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on November 1, 2025GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday ...
- (3rd LD) [APEC 2025] Lee vows to keep preemptive measures to promote peace efforts with N. Korea at APEC summitby Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on November 1, 2025
GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday ...
- (2nd LD) [APEC 2025] Lee vows to keep preemptive measures to promote peace efforts with N. Korea at APEC summit
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on November 1, 2025GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday ...
- [APEC 2025] Lee vows to keep preemptive measures to promote peace efforts with N. Korea at APEC summit
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on November 1, 2025GYEONGJU, South Korea, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday ...
- N. Korea, Russia discuss economic cooperation: KCNA
by Kang Yoon-seung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on November 1, 2025SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea and Russia held a joint economic committee...
- N. Korea says to hold key party meeting in mid-December
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea will convene a plenary meeting of the ruli...
- (LEAD) N. Korea slams denuclearization as 'pipe dream' ahead of Lee-Xi summit
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday denounced the denuclearization...
- N. Korea slams denuclearization of Korean Peninsula as 'pipe dream' ahead of Lee-Xi summitby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday denounced the denuclearization...
- (URGENT) N. Korea calls denuclearization a pipe dream
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025(END)
- Hegseth says U.S. 'not blind' to N. Korean threat, refuses to preview DMZ message
by Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Frida...
- (URGENT) Hegseth says U.S. 'not blind' to N. Korean threatby Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025
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- Yonhap News Summary
by Oh Seok-min (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency...
- Summary of inter-Korean news this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this ...
- Summary of domestic news in North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North ...
- Key developments on North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Ko...
- Summary of external news of North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North ...
- 2 N. Korean captives in Ukraine plead to take them to S. Korea: activist
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 31, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Two North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine, capture...
- N. Korea's top diplomat agrees with Belarusian FM to jointly safeguard mutual interests
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 30, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has held ...
- N. Korea's Kim inspects new hospital as Trump departs S. Korea
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 30, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a hospi...
- [APEC 2025] S. Korea says hopes for breakthrough in resuming N. Korea-U.S. dialogue
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 30, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- The government hopes for a breakthrough in resuming d...
- N. Korea calls Japan's Takaichi defender of conservative rights
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 29, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday described new Japanese Prime ...
- Russian delegation for joint economic cooperation committee arrives in Pyongyang: KCNA
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 29, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- A Russian economic delegation led by the head of the ...
- [APEC 2025] (News Focus) N. Korea apparently rejects Trump's meeting offer with cruise missile launch
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 29, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has remained tight-lipped about U.S. Pres...
- (2nd LD) N. Korea test-fired cruise missiles ahead of Trump's visit to S. Korea
by Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 29, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Wednesday it test-fired sea-to-surfa...
- (LEAD) N. Korea test-fired cruise missiles ahead of Trump's visit to S. Koreaby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 28, 2025
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Wednesday it test-fired sea-to-surfa...
- N. Korea says fired sea-to-surface strategic cruise missiles ahead of Trump's visit to S. Korea
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 28, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Wednesday it has test-fired sea-to-s...
- (URGENT) N. Korea conducts sea-to-surface strategic cruise missile test Tuesday in Yellow Sea: KCNAby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 28, 2025
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- N. Korea is prepared to respond to all threats to Eurasian continent: FM
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on October 28, 2025SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is prepared to respond to all threats to ...
