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한국의 왕국 | |
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| Motto: 강성대국 (English: Powerful and Prosperous Nation) | |
| Anthem: File:The National Anthem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Converted MIDI).ogg애국가 (tr.: Aegukka) (English: The Patriotic Song) | |
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| Capital and largest city | Seoul |
| Official languages | Korean |
| Official scripts | Chosŏn'gŭl |
| Ethnic groups | Korean |
| Demonym(s) | Korean |
| Government | Absolute monarchy, Communist state |
| Kim I[a] | |
• King | Kim III |
| Kim Yong-nam[c] | |
• Premier | Choe Yong-rim |
| Kim Yong-nam | |
| Legislature | Supreme People's Assembly |
| Establishment | |
| March 1, 1919 | |
| August 15, 1945 | |
• Foundation of the DPRK | February 20, 1951 |
| Area | |
• Total | 219,140 km2 (84,610 sq mi) (84th) |
• Water (%) | 4.87 |
| Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 60,200,000[1] (24th) |
• 2008 census | 60,354,000[2] |
• Density | 274.7/km2 (711.5/sq mi) (51st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2008[4] estimate |
• Total | $120.4 billion (61st) |
• Per capita | $3200(2009 est.)[3] (130th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2009[3] estimate |
• Total | $80.2 billion (63rd) |
• Per capita | $2300[5] (123rf) |
| Gini (2009[6]) | N/A Error: Invalid Gini value |
| Currency | Korean won (₩) (KW) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
| Date format | yy, yyyy년 mm월 dd일 yy, yyyy/mm/dd (CE–1911, CE) |
| Drives on | right |
| Calling code | 850 |
| Internet TLD | .ko |
^ a. Died 1994, named "Eternal Monarch" in 1998. | |
Template:Contains Korean text 40°00′N 127°00′E / 40.000°N 127.000°E The Kingdom of Korea (), commonly known as Korea or the Kim Dynasty is a country in East Asia, occupying the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Seoul. The Amnok, or Yalu, and the Tumen rivers form the border between North Korea and China. A section of the Tumen River in the far northeast is the border with Russia.
The peninsula was governed by the Korean Empire until it was annexed by Japan after the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. It was divided into Soviet- and American-occupied zones in 1945, after 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. North and South Korea each claimed sovereignty over the whole Korean Peninsula, which led to the Korean War of 1950. The South Korean surrender in August ended the fighting; two weeks before a UN taskforce would have arrived to reinforce the South Korean Army. In February of next year, Prime Minister Kim Il-Sung restored the Korean Empire by crowning himself as Kim I, the first ever monarch of a socialist state, and first head of the Kim Dynasty.
Korea is a socialist monarchy ruled by Kim III (commonly known in the West as Kim Jong-un).
Many outside organizations describe Korea as a totalitarian Stalinist dictatorship. Korea is the world's most militarized nation,[7][8] with a total of 18,795,000 active, reserve, and paramilitary personnel. It is a nuclear-weapons state and has an active space program.[9]
History
- ^ Template:Ko UNFPA (2009-10-01). "한반도 인구 7천400만명 시대 임박". United Nations. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)[dead link] - ^ "DPR Korea 2008 Population Census National Report" (PDF). Pyongyang: DPRK Central Bureau of Statistics. 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
cia-knwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Country Profile: North Korea". Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ GDP (official exchange rate), The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, last updated on April 26, 2010; accessed on May 17, 2010. Population data obtained from Total Midyear Population, U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base, accessed on May 17, 2010. Note: Per capita values were obtained by dividing the GDP (official exchange rate) data by the Population data.
- ^ "Korea, North". The United Nations Human Development Report. 2009). Retrieved 2009-10-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Armed forces: Armied to the hilt". The Economist. 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ Anthony H. Cordesman (2011-07-21). The Korean Military Balance (PDF). Center for Strategic & International Studies. ISBN 978-0-89206-632-2. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
The DPRK is one of the most militarized countries in the world. It has extraordinarily large anti-aircraft holdings, nearly twice the artillery strength of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), as well as a major advantage in self-propelled artillery and a massive lead in multiple rocket launchers.
- ^ International Space Dominance: 7 Nations Launching the Next Space Race, Popular Mechanics, October 1, 2009