| 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
- Lack of access to N. Korea 'severely' limits U.N. humanitarian, other activities: U.N. office
by Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 18, 2025WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- A U.N. office has said that the lack of access ...
- Sandel calls for S. Korea to address political polarization
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 18, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Michael Sandel, a renowned professor at Harvard Univ...
- Lee vows to maintain measures to restore trust with N. Korea
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 18, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday he will contin...
- N. Korea's early disclosure of Hwasong-20 ICBM apparently aimed at putting pressure on U.S.
by Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 18, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have disclosed a new intercon...
- Lee says S. Korea will stand together with U.S. in global order but needs to manage ties with China
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 18, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung has said South Korea will st...
- N. Korea intends to participate in 2026 Asian Games in Japan: report
by Yoo Jee-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 17, 2025TOKYO, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has expressed its intent to take part in...
- Unification ministry to host forum over peace on Korean Peninsula this week
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 17, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Wednesday it will host...
- N. Korea slams Japan for bolstering security cooperation with Australia
by Lee Minji (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 16, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's move to s...
- Unification ministry reviews changing S. Korean term of N. Korean defectors
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 16, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry said Tuesday it is consider...
- N. Korea presumed to expand spy agency by bolstering intelligence capability: Seoul
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 15, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is presumed to have expanded operations ...
- N. Korea says its status as nuclear weapons state is 'permanently' fixed
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 14, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Monday its status as a nuclear weap...
- N. Korean leader's sister blasts planned S. Korea-U.S. military exercise
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 13, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jo...
- (LEAD) N. Korea to unveil policy of pursuing both nuclear forces, conventional weapons at party congress
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 12, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said Pyongyang w...
- Kim to unveil policy of pursuing both nuclear forces, conventional weapons at party congress
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 12, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will put forward a p...
- (URGENT) N. Korea's Kim to unveil policy of simultaneous pursuit of nuclear forces and conventional armed forces at 9th party congress
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 12, 2025(END)
- Summary of inter-Korean news this week
by Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 12, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this...
- Key developments on North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 12, 2025
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North K...
- Summary of domestic news in North Korea this weekby Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 12, 2025
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (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 September 12, 2025
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North...
- (LEAD) Unification minister requests Japan's support for potential Kim-Trump summit
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 11, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with Japan...
- (LEAD) Daughter of N. Korea's Kim appears to have solidified standing as likely successor with China visit: spy agency
by Yi Wonju (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 11, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-u...
- Unification minister requests Japan's support for potential Kim-Trump summitby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 11, 2025
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with Japan...
- Daughter of N. Korea's Kim appears to have solidified standing as likely successor with China visit: spy agencyby Yi Wonju (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 11, 2025
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-u...
- Lee vows continued push for N. Korea dialogue despite lukewarm response
by Kim Eun-jung (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 11, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday North Korea re...
- N. Korea's media report on Belarusian leader's message, but no mention of his wish to visit Pyongyang
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 10, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media reported Thursday that Bel...
- Kim, Xi reached 'important common understanding' during last week's talks in Beijing
by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 10, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of North Korea and China have reached "i...
- Kim says N. Korea's 'absolute' status cannot be reversed on founding day
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 9, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed his c...
- Belarusian president says 'ready' to visit Pyongyang in message to N. Korea's Kim
by Kim Hyun-soo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 9, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday ...
- (2nd LD) China's Xi, in message to Kim, says ready to deepen strategic communication with N. Korea
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 9, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory me...
- (2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim oversees test of new missile engine for ICBMs
by Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on September 9, 2025SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a high-t...
