| 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. Korea bristles at U.S. designation as country not cooperating with counterterrorism effortsby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea denounced the United States on Saturday fo...
- N.K. leader Kim oversees anti-air combat, air raid drills, calls for stronger war preparationsby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw anti-air comba...
- (URGENT) N.K. leader Kim oversees air defense, air raid drills, calls for stronger war preparationsby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
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- Summary of inter-Korean news this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this w...
- Summary of domestic news in North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North K...
- Key developments on North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Kor...
- Summary of external news of North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North K...
- Chinese ambassador to N. Korea visits Pyongyang's biggest library: embassyby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 16, 2025
SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- China's ambassador to North Korea has visited the coun...
- U.S. to extend N. Korea travel ban until August next year: State Dept.by Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The United States will extend its ban on its citi...
- Tour program to Panmunjom to be resumed this weekby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 14, 2025
SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry is set to resume its tour pro...
- (2nd LD) N. Korea's Kim supervises special operations drills, urges full preparations for warby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 14, 2025
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised combine...
- (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim supervises special operations drills, urges full preparations for warby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 14, 2025
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised combine...
- N. Korea's Kim supervises special operations drills, urges full preparations for warby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 13, 2025
SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised combine...
- U.S. designates N. Korea as country not fully cooperating with U.S. counterterrorism effortsby Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it designa...
- Close aide to N. Korean leader presumed to be reinstated after suspected reeducationby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 13, 2025
SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- Jo Yong-won, a North Korean party secretary considered...
- U.N. to host 1st high-level meeting on N. Korea's human rights violationsby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 12, 2025
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold i...
- N. Korea says 20,000 homes to be built in 130 rural areas this yearby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 11, 2025
SEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Around 20,000 housing units will be built across 130 a...
- Today in Korean historyby Oh Seok-min (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 11, 2025
May 12
- (LEAD) N. Korea's Kim says involvement in Russia-Ukraine war was 'justifiable'by Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 10, 2025
SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the North's d...
- U.S. says China-Russia cooperation will make U.S., other countries 'less safe,' 'less secure'by Song Sang-ho (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Friday t...
- N. Korea's Kim says participation in Russia's war against Ukraine justifiedby Kim Soo-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the North's d...
- S. Korea voices regret over China, Russia defending N. Korea in joint statementby Kim Seung-yeon (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expressed regret Friday over China and Russ...
- Putin meets N. Korean military delegation during Victory Day parade in Moscowby Chang Dong-woo (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday met with a N...
- N. Korea's Kim visits Russian Embassy in Pyongyang to mark Victory Day: KCNAby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the Russian Emb...
- Activists send leaflets to N. Korea urging return of abducteesby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korean families of those abducted by North Korea ...
- Summary of domestic news in North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Ko...
- Summary of external news of North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Ko...
- Summary of inter-Korean news this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this we...
- Key developments on North Korea this weekby Chae Yun-hwan (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Kore...
- Inter-Korean human exchanges at zero for 4th straight year: policy paperby Park Boram (Yonhap News Agency | North Korea) on May 9, 2025
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Human exchanges between South and North Korea came to z...
