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Complete details about North Korea in Asia with capital city Pyongyang
| Country Name | North Korea (Choson Minjujuui In´min Konghwaguk (Bukhan)) |
| Country Code | PRK |
| Capital City | Pyongyang |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
| Independence Year | 1948 |
| Population | 24039000 |
| Surface Area | 120538.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 70.7 years |
| GNP | 5332.0 (old 0.0) |
| Government Form | Socialistic Republic |
Spoken Languages |
Chinese (0.1%) Korean [official] (99.9%) |
Major Cities |
Pyongyang, Pyongyang-si (population 2484000) Hamhung, Hamgyong N (population 709730) Chongjin, Hamgyong P (population 582480) Nampo, Nampo-si (population 566200) Sinuiju, Pyongan P (population 326011) Wonsan, Kangwon (population 300148) Phyongsong, Pyongan N (population 272934) Sariwon, Hwanghae P (population 254146) Haeju, Hwanghae N (population 229172) Kanggye, Chagang (population 223410) Kimchaek, Hamgyong P (population 179000) Hyesan, Yanggang (population 178020) Kaesong, Kaesong-si (population 171500) |
North Korea's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: New York Times | Thu, 23 May 2013 08:25:23 -0700 | |
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BEIJING ? A North Korean envoy visiting China said his country would ?accept the proposal? by Chinese officials to open up dialogue, the state-run China News Service reported Thursday, a possible signal that the North would agree to talks on its ... read full story |
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| Publisher: BBC News | Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:16 -0700 | |
| North Korea aid agencies 'hit by US sanctions' read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Thu, 23 May 2013 05:50:35 -0700 | |
| North Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talks read full story | ||
| Publisher: NPR (blog) | Wed, 22 May 2013 14:25:09 -0700 | |
| North Korea Sends Special Envoy To China Amid Tensions read full story | ||
| Publisher: ABC News | Thu, 23 May 2013 02:46:29 -0700 | |
| North Korea Envoy Awaits Chat With China's Leader read full story | ||
| Publisher: Fox News | Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:23 -0700 | |
| North Korea sends 'special envoy' to China amid tension read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Atlantic | Thu, 23 May 2013 04:35:12 -0700 | |
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Let's return to the 2009 story that Fox News correspondent James Rosen published on North Korea, kicking off a federal leak investigation and the FBI accusation that he was guilty of criminal conduct. "U.S. intelligence officials have warned President ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Politico (blog) | Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:34 -0700 | |
| RosenNorth Korea leak probe stretched into White House read full story | ||
| Publisher: Tribune-Review | Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:06 -0700 | |
| FBI cast reporter as criminal in probe of North Korea leak read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Global Dispatch | Wed, 22 May 2013 07:08:54 -0700 | |
| Dept of Justice monitored James Rosen at Fox and his parents for reports on ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: Democracy Now | Mon, 20 May 2013 07:05:08 -0700 | |
| Report: DOJ Monitored Journalist's Emails, Phone Records in North Korea Leak ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: Mediaite | Thu, 23 May 2013 12:42:53 -0700 | |
| Alleged James Rosen Leaker To FBI: 'I Was Exploited Like A Rag Doll' read full story | ||
| Publisher: Salon | Mon, 20 May 2013 05:56:35 -0700 | |
| DOJ tracked movements, phone records of Fox reporter read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Wed, 22 May 2013 20:18:18 -0700 | |
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BEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Toronto Star | Thu, 23 May 2013 04:04:01 -0700 | |
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One report to the Chinese police would spell deportation back to North Korea and brutal punishment. All North Korean defectors have to escape a second time, along a 5,000-kilometre route to Thailand, as Toronto director Ann Shin documents in her ... read full story |
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North Korea Tweets
| From @jaltavilla on Thu May 23 21:02:46 EDT 2013 @ZacBoyer where ya going, North Korea |
| From @FMLanuza on Thu May 23 21:02:43 EDT 2013 ?@CalebWeedMusic: I remember when north korea was talking how they were gonna blow us up?dey scurdd |
| From @jake_quack on Thu May 23 21:02:17 EDT 2013 There's kids that are doing cocaine weekly and I get one B+ and it turns into North Korea up in this bitch |
| From @ZachChorens on Thu May 23 21:02:09 EDT 2013 Haven't heard from North Korea in a while |
| From @Niku43 on Thu May 23 21:02:06 EDT 2013 knightscrest: knightscrest: why is south korea nicer than north korea? south korea has a seoul http://t.co/fmCuIkhmV7 |
| From @lynchriley96 on Thu May 23 21:02:05 EDT 2013 RT @_Happy_Gilmore: North Korea in talks with Torey Krug after witnessing that rocket he just unleashed. |
| From @MichaelRayMi on Thu May 23 21:01:53 EDT 2013 RT @nytimes: Envoy Says North Korea Open to Dialogue http://t.co/vcDVRvB4zU |
| From @MoneyMermaid on Thu May 23 21:01:34 EDT 2013 Money Mermaid Cautions U.S. to Get Out of Debt Now http://t.co/kNR6NAjyhI |
| From @BoobieBiggert on Thu May 23 21:01:23 EDT 2013 We should seriously just bomb the shit out of North Korea. #Merica |
| From @NeighborhoodFP on Thu May 23 21:01:18 EDT 2013 North Korea says willing to take #China's advice to start talks (by @baibinbeijing and @suilee) http://t.co/zSLMnuaSdx #DPRK @ReutersChina |
| From @ReutersChina on Thu May 23 21:00:36 EDT 2013 North Korea says willing to take #China's advice to start talks (by @baibinbeijing and @suilee) http://t.co/LDdoEYKctP #NKorea |
| From @49226126 on Thu May 23 21:00:31 EDT 2013 RT @vufubynagevy: http://t.co/cSlwEnMPYt Dennis Rodman worms his way into North Korea - CBC.. |
| From @tttorrrii on Thu May 23 21:00:15 EDT 2013 north korea wants to be best friends again yay bffs |
| From @Drew__Capone on Thu May 23 20:59:42 EDT 2013 RT @hobokengrace: Pondering going on a mission trip with us? Hear the amazing experience our North Korea team had. http://t.co/1aTBVgf6Ap |
| From @wjsfree on Thu May 23 20:59:40 EDT 2013 RT @SouthKoreaDaily: Defectors Say North Stirred 1980 South Korea Unrest http://t.co/1mZJBUiOgi |