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Flag of North Korea
Capital: P'yŏngyang 39°2′N 125°45′E Official language: Korean Government: Socialist republic
Eternal President of the Republic :
Kim Il-sung (died 1994)

Chairman of the NDC: Kim Jong-il
President of the SPA: Kim Yong-nam2
Premier: Pak Pong-ju

Establishment :
- Kojosŏn 2333 BCE (legendary)
- Declaration of Independence March 1, 1919 (symbolic)
- Liberation August 15, 1945
- Republic September 9, 1948

Area :
- Total 120,540 km² (98th) 46,528 sq mi
- Water (%) 4.87

Population :
- 2006 estimate 23,113,0193 (48th)
- census n/a
- Density 190/km² (55th) 492/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2005 estimate :
- Total $40 billion (85th)
- Per capita $1,800 (149th)

HDI (2003): n/a (n/a) (unranked)

Currency: Wŏn (KPW)

Time zone: (UTC+9)

Internet TLD: none (.kp reserved)

Calling code: +850

North Korea , officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is an East Asian country situated on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula . Its capital is Pyongyang . Its northern border is shared predominantly with the People's Republic of China . Russia shares an 18.3 km (11.4-mile) border along the Tumen River in the far northeast corner of the country. To the south, it is bordered by South Korea , with which it formed one territorial unit known as Korea until 1945, when the country was divided into two separate states following World War II.