Photos Overview of Community Life in North Korea
Glance About North Korea North Korea, officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Hangul: 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국, Choson Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk) is a country in East Asia, which includes the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula. The capital and largest city is Pyongyang. Korean Demilitarized Zone into the boundary between North and South Korea. And Amnok Tumen River form the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China. Most of the Tumen River in the northeast is the border with Russia. The locals call this country Pukchosŏn (북조선, "Choson North"). The Korean peninsula was ruled by the Korean Empire until it was annexed by Japan following the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. After the defeat of Japan in World War II, Korea was divided into Soviet occupied territories and the United States. North Korea refused to participate in a UN-supervised election held in the south in 1948, which led to the formation of two separate Korean gover