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North Korea: COUNTRY PROFILE
COUNTRY PROFILE: NORTH KOREA
May 2005
COUNTRY
Formal Name: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK; Chos4n Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk). 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국
Short Form: North Korea (Chos4n). 조선
Term for Citizen(s): North Korean(s) (Chos4n Inmin). 조선 인민
Capital: P’y4ngyang. 평양
Major Cities: The largest city is P’y4ngyang, with a reported 2.7 million in the 1993 census; others, according to size, are Namp’o, Hamhßng, Ch’4ngjin, Kaes4ng, Sinßiju, and W4nsan (all with populations of more than 300,000).
Independence: August 15, 1945, from Japan; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea founded September 9, 1948.
NATIONAL Public Holidays: New Year’s Day (January 1), Kim Jong Il’s Birthday (February 16–17), International Women’s Day (March 8), Day of the Sun (Kim Il Sung’s Birthday, April 15–16), Army Day (April 25), International Workers’ Day (May 1), Fatherland Liberation War Victory Day (July 27), National Liberation Day (August 15), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Founding Day (September 9), Korean Workers’ Party Founding Day (October 10), and Constitution Day (December 27). Also celebrated are Lunar New Year’s Day (variable date in January or February), Surinal (spring festival, variable date in April or May, formerly called Tano or Dano), and Han’gawi (autumn festival, September 28–30, formerly called Ch’us4k).
Flag: The North Korean flag has 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.
16 Aug 2006 - Viet Nam News, ...storms and floods. North Korea suffered massive floods in mid-July that killed at least 549 people and left 295 missing. — VNS. North Korea defends against US nuclear blackmail 16 Aug 2006 - Magazine of the Party for Socialism and Liberation An early model of the Taepodong missile tested by North Korea, July 2006. ... This weapon is being developed specifically with Iran and North Korea in mind. ... Group: 54,700 dead, missing in N. Korea 16 Aug 2006 - Boston Globe, SEOUL, South Korea --A South Korean aid group claimed Wednesday that massive floods in North Korea last month left about 54,700 people dead or missing and some ... PART 3: Dynamics of the Korea crisis 16 Aug 2006 - Asia Times Online, To oppose with diplomatic theatrics North Korea's missile tests while the US is actively soliciting the participation of Taiwan and Japan in a theater missile ... S. Korea calls for North to rejoin nuclear talks Aug 15, 2006 - Jerusalem Post, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun urged North Korea on Tuesday to return to stalled talks on its nuclear weapons program and said Seoul was ready to provide ... North Korea permits first Russian Orthodox church Aug 13, 2006 - Monsters and Critics.com, Seoul - The first Russian Orthodox church in communist North Korea was opened in the capital Pyongyang Sunday, the official KCNA news agency reported. ... [Another Korea] (193) North Korean Leader’s Taste Aug 13, 2006 - Korea Times, ...instead. Kenji Fujimoto is a Japanese chef who worked in North Korea from 1984, and in 1988 was made Kim’s exclusive sushi chef. ... S.Korea Red Cross plans massive rice aid for North Aug 14, 2006 - Reuters SEOUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) - South Korea's Red Cross can give as much as 100,000 tonnes of rice to flood-ravaged North Korea in a one-time aid package, its ... Hope for new talks with North Korea pinned to aid from South Aug 13, 2006 - The Seoul Times, Scarcely more than a month after refusing to ship food and fertilizer to North Korea, South Korea is proffering "strictly humanitarian" aid to help rescue the ... Newsmakers | Who knew? Ruler of North Korea makes films, too! Aug 13, 2006 - Philadelphia Inquirer, According to entertainment site TMZ.com, Kim, who's long been obsessed with film, has made North Korea's biggest film hit of the year (well, according to the ... Evangelicals break with Bush on North Korea Aug 13, 2006 - The Christian Century When evangelical pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren announced that he would make a preaching mission to North Korea next year, it raised eyebrows in ... 79% back fund restrictions on North Korea Aug 14, 2006 - The Daily Yomiuri, ...support a law being considered by the Liberal Democratic Party to regulate certain financial transactions in order to contain North Korea's illegally earned ... Week of Russian cinema kicks off in North Korea. Aug 14, 2006 - ITAR-TASS, Vladimir Ryasov, deputy director general of Mosfilm Russia’s biggest film-making center, said he has brought to North Korea such popular Soviet and Russian ... Israel, North Korea, Iran Seeking Invulnerability Aug 14, 2006 - Morocco Times, ...flailing pseudo-diplomatic attempts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons -- or, indeed, its equally ham-fisted attempts to force North Korea to give ... North Korea asks South for flood help Aug 9, 2006 - Seattle Post Intelligencer SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has requested help from South Korea to cope with devastating floods, a South Korean citizens' group said Wednesday, a move ... Seoul to Provide Flood Aid to North Korea Aug 11, 2006 - Voice of America By Naomi Martig. The South Korean government has announced a more than $10 million aid package to help flood ravaged regions of North Korea. ... North Korea seeks flood aid from South for first time Aug 9, 2006 - Ireland Online, North Korea has requested help from South Korea to cope with devastating floods, a South Korean citizens’ group said today, a move that could improve inter ... North Korea Asks South for Flood Help Aug 9, 2006 - CBS News By KWANG-TAE KIM Associated Press Writer. (AP) North Korea has requested help from South Korea to cope with devastating floods, a South Korean citizens' group ... S. Korea wary of sanctions against North Aug 10, 2006 - San Jose Mercury News, GARRISON, South Korea - South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun expressed reservations Thursday about possible new US sanctions against North Korea over its recent ... S. Korea Wary of Sanctions Against North Aug 10, 2006 - CBS News ...(AP) South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun expressed reservations Thursday about possible new US sanctions against North Korea over its recent missile tests, a ... This series of profiles of foreign nations is part of the Country Studies Program, formerly the Army Area Handbook Program. The profiles offer brief, summarized information on a country’s historical background, geography, society, economy, transportation and telecommunications, government and politics, and national security. In addition to being featured in the front matter of published Country Studies, they are now being prepared as stand-alone reference aides for all countries in the series, as well as for a number of additional countries of interest. The profiles offer reasonably current country information independent of the existence of a recently published Country Study and will be updated annually or more frequently as events warrant. |
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