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North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 ene...
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US wants 'credible negotiations' with North Korea
The Obama administration said Sunday it was receptive to North Korea's proposal for high-level talks, but wants "credible negotiations" that will lead to ...
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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| Capital and largest city |
Pyongyang 39°2′N 125°45′E / 39.033°N 125.750°E |
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| Official languages | Korean | |||||
| Official scripts | Chosŏn'gŭl | |||||
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| Government | Juche single-party Hereditary de facto totalitarian dictatorship |
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| - | Eternal President | Kim Il-sung | ||||
| - | Eternal WPK General Secretary | Kim Jong-il | ||||
| - | Supreme Leader | Kim Jong-un[a] | ||||
| - | Chairman of the Assembly Presidium |
Kim Yong-nam[b] | ||||
| - | Premier | Pak Pong-ju | ||||
| Legislature | Supreme People's Assembly | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Liberation | 15 August 1945 | ||||
| - | Formal declaration | 9 September 1948 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 120,540 km2 (98th) 46,528 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 4.87 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2011 estimate | 24,554,000[2] (48th) | ||||
| - | 2011 census | 24,052,231[3] | ||||
| - | Density | 198.3/km2 513.8/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $40 billion[4] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,800[4] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $12.4 billion[5] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $506[5] | ||||
| Gini (2007) | 31 medium · low |
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| HDI (1995/1998) | 0.766[6] high · not ranked |
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| Currency | North Korean won (₩) (KPW) |
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| Time zone | Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) | |||||
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| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +850 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | KP | |||||
| Internet TLD | .kp | |||||
| a. | ^ Kim Jong-un holds four concurrent positions: First Secretary of the Workers' Party, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission and Supreme Commander of the People's Army, serve as the "supreme leader" of the DPRK. | |||||
| b. | ^ Kim Yong-nam is the "head of state for foreign affairs". The position of president (formerly head of state) was written out of the constitution in 1998. Kim Il-sung, who died in 1994, was given the appellation "Eternal President" in its preamble. | |||||
