North Korea
Kim dynasty's domain
North Korea is a country occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Established in 1948 after Korea's post-WWII division, it remains technically at war with South Korea.
The nation is known for authoritarian rule under the Kim dynasty, nuclear weapons development, and extreme isolation from the international community: North Korea conducted another missile test. (South Korea is the southern counterpart.)
North Korean dictator
- supreme leaderHighest-ranking authoritarian figure
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- autocracyRule by one
Kim Jong-il · Kim Il-sung · tyranny · cult of personality · one-party state · repression · purge · dynasty
North Korean capital
- DMZWeapon-free border zone
- 38th parallelKorean division latitude
- Sea of JapanNorthwest Pacific marginal body
- Yellow SeaMarginal Pacific between Asia's coasts
Nation deliberately avoiding outside contact
- closed borderImpassable national boundary
- secludedSet apart, private
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
- insularNarrow in outlook
inaccessible · reclusive · self-contained · information blackout · sealed · quarantined · detached · sequestered
Coercive psychological manipulation
- agitpropPolitical art for causes
- state mediaGovernment-run news organizations
- postersPrinted wall advertisements
- slogansCatchy promotional catchphrases
disinformation · loudspeakers · newspeak · murals · patriotic songs · militarism · ideology · statues
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- food crisisSevere shortage of sustenance
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- undernourishmentInsufficient dietary intake
humanitarian crisis · crop failure · poverty · hunger · emergency relief · suffering · survival · destitution
Of elemental particles
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- testEvaluative examination
enrichment · uranium · plutonium · reactor · proliferation · sanctions · deterrence · hydrogen bomb
Kim Jong-un
North Korean dictator
- supreme leaderHighest-ranking authoritarian figure
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
Kim Jong-il · Kim Il-sung · autocracy · tyranny · cult of personality · one-party state · repression · purge · dynasty · human rights abuse
Pyongyang
North Korean capital
- DMZWeapon-free border zone
- 38th parallelKorean division latitude
- Sea of JapanNorthwest Pacific marginal body
hermit kingdom
Nation deliberately avoiding outside contact
- closed borderImpassable national boundary
- secludedSet apart, private
- cut-offSeparated or terminated
insular · inaccessible · reclusive · self-contained · information blackout · sealed · quarantined · detached · sequestered · fortified
brainwashing
Coercive psychological manipulation
- agitpropPolitical art for causes
- state mediaGovernment-run news organizations
- postersPrinted wall advertisements
slogans · disinformation · loudspeakers · newspeak · murals · patriotic songs · militarism · ideology · statues
starvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
- food crisisSevere shortage of sustenance
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
undernourishment · humanitarian crisis · crop failure · poverty · hunger · emergency relief · suffering · survival · destitution · displacement
atomic
Of elemental particles
- warheadMunition's explosive section
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
test · enrichment · uranium · plutonium · reactor · proliferation · sanctions · deterrence · hydrogen bomb · thermonuclear
Hangul
Korean alphabetic script
North Korealiberal democracy
Rights-based elected governance
free society · Switzerland · Norway · Sweden · Denmark
North KoreaUnited States
North American federal republic
America · NATO · Japan · free world · European Union
north, South Korea, Korea, North, Northwestern, Northwest, Korean Peninsula, North Korean