It holds elections, though they have been described by independent observers as sham elections, as North Korea is a totalitarian dictatorship, with an elaborate cult of personality around the Kim dynasty: Il-sung, Jong-il, and current leader Jong-un. The Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire and established a demilitarized zone (DMZ), but no formal peace treaty was signed.Īccording to Article 1 of the state constitution, North Korea is an "independent socialist state". The Korean War began in 1950, with an invasion by North Korea, and lasted to 1953. The formation of the DPRK came from a number of provisional governments: the People's Republic of Korea (PRK), the Soviet Civil Administration (SCA), the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea, and the People's Committee of North Korea. Negotiations on reunification failed, and in 1948, separate governments were formed: the socialist DPRK in the north, and the capitalist First Republic of Korea in the south. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the United States. In 1910, Korea was annexed by Empire of Japan. Pyongyang is the country's capital and largest city. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Its western border is formed by Korea Bay and the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. It borders China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers it borders South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula.
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