North Korea

Summary

North Korea is a sovereign state^[1]. It draws 13,339 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #32 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• North Korea was a member of United Nations^[3].
• North Korea was a member of Food and Agriculture Organization^[4].
• North Korea was a member of Group of 77^[5].
• North Korea was a member of International Civil Aviation Organization^[6].
• North Korea was a member of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement^[7].
• North Korea was a member of International Fund for Agricultural Development^[8].
• North Korea is in the country of North Korea^[9].
• North Korea is on the body of water Yellow Sea^[10].
• North Korea is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[11].
• North Korea's head of government is recorded as Kim Jae-ryong^[12].
• North Korea's head of government is recorded as Pak Thae-song^[13].
• North Korea is on the continent of Asia^[14].
• North Korea's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[15].
• North Korea's instance of is recorded as country^[16].
• North Korea's instance of is recorded as people's republic^[17].
• North Korea's instance of is recorded as hermit kingdom^[18].
• North Korea's instance of is recorded as pariah state^[19].
• North Korea's head of state is recorded as Kim Jong-un^[20].
• North Korea's capital is recorded as Pyongyang^[21].
• North Korea's official language is recorded as North Korean standard language^[22].
• North Korea's official language is recorded as Korean^[23].
• North Korea's currency is recorded as North Korean won^[24].
• North Korea's shares border with is recorded as South Korea^[25].
• North Korea's shares border with is recorded as Russia^[26].
• North Korea's shares border with is recorded as People's Republic of China^[27].

Body

Geography

North Korea is in the country of it^[9]. Adjacent water bodies include Yellow Sea^[10], a sea^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29] and Sea of Japan^[11], a marginal sea^[30], in Russia^[31]. It is on the continent of Asia^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[15], country^[16], people's republic^[17], hermit kingdom^[18], and pariah state^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for North Korea include CRINK^[32], a geopolitical group^[33], founded in 2023^[34] and North Korea Cold Current^[35], an ocean current^[36], in Russia^[37].

Why It Matters

North Korea draws 13,339 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #32 of 197).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include CRINK^[32], a geopolitical group^[33], founded in 2023^[34] and North Korea Cold Current^[35], an ocean current^[36], in Russia^[37].