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| Country name |
conventional long form: democratic people's republic of korea conventional short form: north korea local short form: none local long form: choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk note: the north koreans generally use the term "choson" to refer to their country abbreviation: dprk |
| Government type | Communist state one-man dictatorship |
| Capital | Pyongyang |
| Administrative divisions | 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities (si, singular and plural) : provinces: Chagang-do (Chagang Province), Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong Province), Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong Province), Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae Province), Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae Province), Kangwon-do (Kangwon Province), P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan Province), P'yongan-namdo (South P'yongan Province), Yanggang-do (Yanggang Province) : municipalites: kaesong-si (kaesong city), najin sonbong-si, namp'o-si (namp'o city), p'yongyang-si (pyongyang city) |
| Independence | 15 August 1945 (from Japan) |
| National holiday | Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948) |
| Constitution | adopted 1948, completely revised 27 December 1972, revised again in April 1992 and September 1998 |
| Legal system | based on German civil law system with Japanese influences and Communist legal theory; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 17 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: KIM Jong Il (since July 1994); note - on 3 September 2003, KIM Jong Il was reelected Chairman of the National Defense Commission, a position accorded the nation's "highest administrative authority"; KIM Yong Nam was reelected President of the Supreme People's Assembly Presidium and given the responsibility of representing the state and receiving diplomatic credentials
election results: pak pong ju elected premier; percent of supreme people's assembly vote - na% head of government: premier pak pong ju (since 3 september 2003); vice premiers kwak pom gi (since 5 september 1998), jon sung hun (since 3 september 2003), ro tu chol (since 3 september 2003) cabinet: cabinet (naegak), members, except for the minister of people's armed forces, are appointed by the supreme people's assembly elections: premier elected by the supreme people's assembly; election last held in september 2003 (next to be held in september 2008) |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - na; the kwp approves a list of candidates who are elected without opposition; some seats are held by minor parties elections: last held 3 august 2003 (next to be held in august 2008) |
| Judicial branch | Central Court (judges are elected by the Supreme People's Assembly) |
| Political parties and leaders | Chondoist Chongu Party [RYU Mi Yong, chairwoman]; Social Democratic Party [KIM Yong Dae, chairman]; major party - Korean Workers' Party or KWP [KIM Jong Il, general secretary] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ARF, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none; North Korea has a Permanent Mission to the UN in New York |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang represents the US as consular protecting power) |
| Flag description | three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star |
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