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North Korea

Kangwŏn-doHwanghae-buktoHamgyŏng-buktoRasŏnRyanggangChagang-doP'yŏngan-buktoP'yŏngan-namdoHwanghae-namdoHamgyŏng-namdoP'yŏngyangKangwŏn-doHwanghae-buktoHamgyŏng-buktoRasŏnRyanggangChagang-doP'yŏngan-buktoP'yŏngan-namdoHwanghae-namdoHamgyŏng-namdoP'yŏngyangChinaPacific Ocean
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

The first recorded kingdom (Choson) on the Korean Peninsula dates from approximately 2300 B.C. Over the subsequent centuries, three main kingdoms -- Kogoryo, Paekche, and Silla -- were established on the Peninsula. By the 5th century A.D., Kogoryo emerged as the most powerful, with control over much of the Peninsula and part of Manchuria (modern-day northeast China). However, Silla allied with the Chinese to create the first unified Korean state in 688. Following the collapse of Silla in the 9th century, Korea was unified under the Koryo (Goryeo; 918-1392) and the Chosen (Joseon; 1392-1910) dynasties.

Capital
Pyongyang
Government
dictatorship, single-party communist state
Population
26,402,841
Area
120,538 sq km
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Climate
temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters
Natural resources
coal; iron ore; limestone; magnesite; graphite; copper…
Languages
Korean
Religions
traditionally Buddhist and Confucian; some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
Independence
15 August 1945 (from Japan)
Administrative divisions
9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 special administration cities (si, singular and plural) provinces: Chagang,…
Currency
North Korean won (KPW)
Export partners
China 74%; Poland 3%; Senegal 3%; Angola 3%…
Import partners
China 97%; Togo 1%; Peru 1%; Gabon 1%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

11 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
Kangwŏn-doProvinceKP-07
Hwanghae-buktoProvinceKP-06
Hamgyŏng-buktoProvinceKP-09
RasŏnProvinceKP-13
RyanggangProvinceKP-10
Chagang-doProvinceKP-04
P'yŏngan-buktoProvinceKP-03
P'yŏngan-namdoProvinceKP-02
Hwanghae-namdoProvinceKP-05
Hamgyŏng-namdoProvinceKP-08
P'yŏngyangSpecial CityKP-01

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Currency
North Korean won (KPW)
Languages
Korean
Government
dictatorship, single-party communist state
Climate
temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters

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