North Korea

[ nawrth kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh- ]

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noun

Official_name Dem·o·crat·ic Peo·ple's Re·pub·lic of Ko·re·a. a country in East Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at the 38th parallel. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). : Pyongyang.

North Korea

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a republic in NE Asia, on the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea: established in 1948 as a people's republic; mostly rugged and mountainous, with fertile lowlands in the west Language: Korean. Currency: won. Capital: Pyongyang. Pop: 24 720 407 (2013 est). Area: 122 313 sq km (47 225 sq miles) Official nameDemocratic People's Republic of Korea Korean nameChosŏn

North Korea

Republic on northern Korean Peninsula on east coast of Asia , bounded on the north by China , on the northeast by Russian Siberia , on the east by the Sea of Japan , on the south by South Korea , and on the west by the Yellow Sea and Korea Bay. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang.

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Notes

The Korean War began in 1950, when North Korean forces invaded South Korea . Supplied by the Soviets, and eventually joined by the Chinese, North Korea fought forces of South Korea and the United Nations .

It was established in 1948 after two occupation zones were set up in northern and southern Korea during World War II .

Run by one most closed and repressive regimes on Earth, North Korea has suffered from food shortages and a deteriorating economy.

A communist country that used to have close ties with the Soviet Union , North Korea, continues to maintain a close relationship with China.

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Other Word Forms

North Ko·re·an adjective noun

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Example Sentences

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He said Russia was being allowed to import missiles from countries such as North Korea, which he said it then used in a deadly missile strike on Kyiv on Thursday, which killed 12 people.

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A couple of months ago Bybit, the world's second largest cryptocurrency exchange by some estimates, was tricked out of $1.5bn worth of coins by hackers thought to be working for North Korea.

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"We face that now with China and to some extent Russia, and … rogue states like Iran and North Korea."

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Instead, the movie’s bad guys hailed from North Korea, where there was no film market.

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North Korea and Vietnam are also not included.

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