DPRK
Kim dynasty's domain
DPRK is an abbreviation for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the official name of North Korea.
The country uses this designation in formal diplomatic contexts and state media, though Western news sources typically prefer "North Korea." Despite the word "Democratic" in its title, the DPRK is a single-party state ruled by the Kim family since 1948.
The DPRK announced it would withdraw from nuclear talks.
Explosive devices using fission
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- DMZWeapon-free border zone
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
military parade · conscription · artillery · nuclear program · ICBM · deterrence · brinkmanship · provocation
North Korean dictator
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- supreme leaderHighest-ranking authoritarian figure
- regimeSystem of governance
Kim Il-sung · Kim Jong-il · autocracy · Politburo · propaganda · personality cult · one-party state · dynastic succession
North Korean capital
- Yellow SeaMarginal Pacific between Asia's coasts
- mountainous terrainLand with many peaks
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- bordersLines separating regions
Removal of atomic weapons
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- PyongyangNorth Korean capital
- armistice agreementPact halting hostilities
Hanoi · UN sanctions · diplomatic isolation · Seoul · Beijing · nuclear deal · peace treaty · engagement
Severe food shortage
- defectorsThose abandoning allegiance
- prison campsGuarded sites holding captives
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
malnutrition · gulag · political prisoners · censorship · repression · starvation · aid · reeducation
nuclear weapons
Explosive devices using fission
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- DMZWeapon-free border zone
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
sanctions · military parade · conscription · artillery · nuclear program · ICBM · deterrence · brinkmanship · provocation · demilitarized zone
Kim Jong-un
North Korean dictator
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- supreme leaderHighest-ranking authoritarian figure
Kim Il-sung · Kim Jong-il · regime · autocracy · Politburo · propaganda · personality cult · one-party state · dynastic succession · central planning
Pyongyang
North Korean capital
- Yellow SeaMarginal Pacific between Asia's coasts
- mountainous terrainLand with many peaks
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
denuclearization
Removal of atomic weapons
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- PyongyangNorth Korean capital
armistice agreement · Hanoi · UN sanctions · diplomatic isolation · Seoul · Beijing · nuclear deal · peace treaty · engagement · talks
famine
Severe food shortage
- defectorsThose abandoning allegiance
- prison campsGuarded sites holding captives
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
refugees · malnutrition · gulag · political prisoners · censorship · repression · starvation · aid · reeducation · persecution
Rights-based elected governance
free society · open society · Switzerland · Norway · New Zealand