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Minister reaffirms China ties to N Korea...leaders.'' In Beijing last week Mr Obama placed great weight on persuading China to agree in-principle to tough measures to isolate North Korea and Iran if they did not agree to wind back their nuclear programs. He praised Beijing's... In this article: North Korea, China, Beijing, Barack Obama, Pyongyang, and Washington |
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown
...under its own constitution and international human rights law." U.N. resolutions condemning Iran, North Korea and Myanmar have become an annual ritual in recent years. Friday's vote showed that the ranks of Iran's critics increased by...
In this article: Iran, United Nations, Lawrence Cannon, David Miliband, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Polarization, and U.N. Security Council
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White House News | 2 days ago
Weekly Address: President Obama's Overseas Trip Focused on Better Relations with Asia and Creating Jobs at Home
...engagement. We made progress with China and Russia in sending a unified message to Iran and North Korea that they must live up to their international obligations and either forsake nuclear weapons or face the consequences. As the two...
In this article: Asia, Recession, Barack Obama, China, Small business, Climate change, and Carbon
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Reuters | November 15, 2009
Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet
..."separatist." These events will be a warm-up for Obama's summit with President Hu Jintao in the national capital on Tuesday that will cover trouble-spots such as North Korea and Iran, and efforts to forge a new climate pact. Obama has said...
In this article: Barack Obama, China, Hu Jintao, Beijing, Tibet, United States, Thomson Reuters, Small business, and Nixon Center
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | 3 days ago
North Korea team at World Cup 2010
...enough points to reach South Africa. Memories abound, since then, about the 1966 World Cup in England when North Korea - a team of 11 army officers - famously beat Italy at Middlesbrough's Ayresome Park. In the quarter-finals they led...
In this article: World Cup 2010, World Cup, Seoul, 1966 World Cup, Stroke, Eusebio, Sven Goran Eriksson, and Reuters
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Obama to meet Wen as China visit winds down
...to advance them." Obama's talks with Wen may also cover Iran and North Korea, both nuclear trouble-spots where Washington and Beijing say they want to work together, but often disagree on how much pressure to apply. Wen visited North...
In this article: Barack Obama, Wen Jiabao, China, Beijing, Hu Jintao, Washington, United States, Seoul, and People's Daily
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USATODAY.com | 6 days ago
Obama's censorship talk unheard by many in China
...director of Human Rights Watch. Obama met with Chinese President Hu Jintao today, and the two discussed climate change, Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs, human rights and other issues. They appeared together after the...
In this article: Barack Obama, China, Hu Jintao, Beijing, Climate change, and Communist Party
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Centre Daily Times | 3 days ago
U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress
WASHINGTON - America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.
In this article: United States, China, Washington, Gabrielle Giffords, and Venezuela
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New Kerala | November 13, 2009
Japan and US warn Iran and North Korea
Japan and US warn Iran and North Korea Tokyo, Nov 13 : US President Barack Obama and the Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Friday warned North Korea and Iran against pursuing their nuclear weapons programmes. A joint declaration issued...
In this article: Japan, Barack Obama, Iran, US, Tokyo, Yukio Hatoyama, Washington, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and Pacific
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North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer area between North Korea and South Korea. The Amnok River and the Tumen River form the border between North Korea and People's Republic of China. A section of the Tumen River in the extreme north-east is the border with Russia.
The peninsula was governed by the Korean Empire until it was annexed by Japan following the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. It was divided into Soviet and American occupied zones in 1945, following the end of World War II. North Korea refused to participate in a United Nations–supervised election held in the south in 1948, which led to the creation of separate Korean governments for the two occupation zones. Both North and South Korea claimed sovereignty over the peninsula as a whole, which led to the Korean War of 1950. A 1953 armistice ended the fighting; however, the two countries are officially still at war with each other, as a peace treaty was never signed. Both states were accepted into the United Nations in 1991. On May 26, 2009, North Korea unilaterally withdrew from the armistice.
- Name:
- North Korea
- Local Name:
- 조선민주주의인민공화국
- Capital:
- Pyongyang
- Language:
- Korean
- Motto:
- 강성대국
- Largest City:
- Pyongyang
- Government type:
- Single-party communist state
- Legislature:
- Supreme People's Assembly
- Founding Date:
- March 01, 1919
- Formations:
- Liberation
- Area:
- 120,540
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $40 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 189th
- GDP (nominal):
- $26.2 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 144th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 125th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $1,161
- Time Zone:
- Korea Standard Time
- Currency:
- North Korean won (₩)
- Demonym:
- North Korean, Korean
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- KPW
- Country Calling Code:
- 850
- ccTLD:
- .kp
- Anthem:
- Aegukka (애국가)
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