The modern spelling of Korea first appeared in the late 17th century in the travel writings of the Dutch East India Company See more

North Korea occupies the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula, lying between latitudes 37° and 43°N, and longitudes 124° and 131°E. It covers an area of 120,540 square … See more

North Korea has maintained one of the most closed and centralized economies in the world since the 1940s. For several decades, it followed the Soviet pattern of five-year plans with … See more

Despite a historically strong Chinese influence, Korean culture has shaped its own unique identity. It came under attack during the See more

According to Korean mythology in 2333 BCE, the Gojoseon Kingdom was established by the god-king Dangun. Following the … See more

North Korea functions as a highly centralized, one-party totalitarian dictatorship. According to its constitution, it is a self-described revolutionary and socialist state See more

North Korea's population was 10.9 million in 1961. With the exception of a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese, North Korea's 25,971,909 people are ethnically homogeneous. Demographic experts in the 20th century estimated that the … See more