| 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
- With daughter in tow, N. Korean leader attends factory openings for 2nd straight day
by Yoo Jee-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 21, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended ceremoni...
- N. Korea calls for standing up to U.S.-led 'Western coercion'
by Kim Seung-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 20, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday called for standing up to "We...
- Lee orders security ministers' meeting to coordinate N. Korea policy
by Chang Dong-woo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday instructed official...
- (LEAD) Unification minister vows to take lead in policy on N. Korea
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Friday the...
- Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week
by Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North ...
- Key developments on North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Ko...
- Summary of external news of North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North ...
- Summary of inter-Korean news this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this ...
- Lee orders financial regulator to boost transparency in stock trading
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday instructed the fina...
- Unification minister vows to take lead in policy on N. Korea
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Friday the...
- N. Korean troops crossed inter-Korean land border 10 times in Nov.: lawmaker
by Lee Minji (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean soldiers crossed the heavily fortified i...
- Lee calls for preemptive efforts to reduce tensions with N. Korea
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 19, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday called for official...
- N. Korea's Kim attends opening for regional factories in western Jangyon County
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 18, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended the cere...
- Unification minister pins hopes on Trump's planned visit to China for engagement with N. Korea
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 18, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday pin...
- (Yonhap Interview) Norway seeks 'close' security partnership with S. Korea, citing 'worrying trends' between Pyongyang, Moscow
by Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 18, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Norway's top diplomat has called for building a "clos...
- (LEAD) Pro-Pyongyang paper takes note of omission of N. Korea from U.S. security strategy report
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 18, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- A pro-Pyongyang newspaper on Thursday took note of th...
- Pro-Pyongyang paper takes note of omission of N. Korea from U.S. security strategy reportby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 18, 2025
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- A pro-Pyongyang newspaper on Thursday took note of th...
- N. Korea bristles at Japan's reported review of 3 non-nuclear principles
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 17, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media on Thursday denounced Japan...
- Unification minister urges reopening of inter-Korean exchanges, cooperation
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 17, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Wednesday ur...
- Female N. Korean restaurant workers return home en masse from Beijing since late Nov.: report
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 17, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- Female North Korean workers employed at some North Ko...
- (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim pays respects to late father at family mausoleum on death anniversary
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 17, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid his highest trib...
- N. Korea's Kim pays respects to late father at family mausoleum on death anniversary
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 16, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid his highest trib...
- (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim attends ribbon-cutting event for industrial plant with his daughter, wife
by Kim Seung-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 16, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ribbon...
- N. Korea's Kim attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for industrial plant near Pyongyang
by Kim Seung-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 15, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a ribbon...
- Officials from U.N. maritime body visited N. Korea last month for technical audit
by Kim Seung-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 15, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- An international maritime agency under the United Nat...
- (LEAD) Unification ministry not to participate in upcoming regular Seoul-Washington talks on N. Korea policy
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 15, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry will not participate in the ...
- Recent legal revisions bring end to era of leaflet campaigns against N. Korea: unification ministry
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 15, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The recent passage of legal revisions regulating the ...
- Unification ministry reviewing participation in regular Seoul-Washington talks on N. Korea policy
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 15, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Monday tha...
- N. Korean leader's sister spotted with what appears to be Chinese foldable smartphone
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 15, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jon...
- N. Korea urges completion of ruling-party projects ahead of key party congress
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on December 14, 2025SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday urged all-out public efforts to...
