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People's Republic of Korea

1945–1946 provisional government on the Korean Peninsula
Organization historical_country Q484370
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The People's Republic of Korea was founded on September 12, 1945 . This organization existed for a brief period before it was dissolved on December 12, 1945 .

People's Republic of Korea

Summary

People's Republic of Korea is a historical country[1]. It draws 1,704 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #234 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • People's Republic of Korea's instance of is recorded as historical country[3].
  • People's Republic of Korea's capital is recorded as Seoul[4].
  • People's Republic of Korea's currency is recorded as South Korean won (1945–1953)[5].
  • People's Republic of Korea's currency is recorded as Korean yen[6].
  • People's Republic of Korea's basic form of government is recorded as provisional government[7].
  • September 12, 1945 marks the founding of People's Republic of Korea[8].
  • People's Republic of Korea was dissolved in December 12, 1945[9].
  • People's Republic of Korea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.31666666666667, 'lon': 127.23333333333333}[10].
  • People's Republic of Korea's topic's main category is recorded as Q18568601[11].
  • People's Republic of Korea's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '조선인민공화국'}[12].
  • People's Republic of Korea's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '자주독립국가'}[13].
  • People's Republic of Korea's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '조선인민공화국'}[14].
  • People's Republic of Korea's different from is recorded as North Korea[15].
  • People's Republic of Korea's language used is recorded as Korean[16].
  • People's Republic of Korea's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Korea[17].
  • People's Republic of Korea's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Korea[18].

Body

Founding

September 12, 1945 marks the founding of People's Republic of Korea[8].

Identity

People's Republic of Korea's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '조선인민공화국'}[12].

Dissolution

People's Republic of Korea was dissolved in December 12, 1945[9].

Why It Matters

People's Republic of Korea draws 1,704 Wikipedia views per month (historical_country category, ranking #234 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

North Korea Seoul South Korea

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.31666666666667, 'lon': 127.23333333333333}
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1945-12-12T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → historical country
    Topic's main category → Q18568601
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 105548, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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