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What is North Korea known for?

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- North Korea, country in East Asia.
- It occupies the northern portion of the Korean peninsula, which juts out from the Asian mainland between the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and the Yellow Sea; North Korea covers about 55 percent of the peninsula’s land area.
- The country is bordered by China and Russia to the north and by the Republic of Korea (South Korea) to the south.
- The national capital, P’yŏngyang, is a major industrial and transport centre near the west coast.
North Korea has so much to offer, here are some of the things North Korea is known for.
- Pyongyang: Marvelling at the architecture, monuments and general totalitarian weirdness of North Korea's showcase capital city.
- The DMZ: Experiencing the full force of Cold War tensions during a visit to Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, where an uneasy armistice holds.
- Paekdusan: Exploring the remote far-north and Korea’s highest peak, famous crater lake and holy mountain, Mt Paekdu.
- Chilbosan: Enjoying pristine mountain walks and some lovely beaches along the coast around this gorgeous and little-visited corner of the country.
- Masik-Ryong: Skiing down the mountainside at North Korea's showcase winter resort.
- Kaesong: Discovering no fewer than 12 Unesco World Heritage sites in this ancient Korean city just a short drive from South Korea.
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Korea is the not only country in the world that is divided. The Korean peninsula consists of North Korea (officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea) and South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea). Vietnam was divided til 1975. The Island of Cyprus is also divided due to the Cyprus Dispute between the Greek Cypriot-controlled Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Cypriot-controlled Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Only Turkey recognizes/acknowledges the Republic of Northern Cyprus. Furthermore, the nation of India was partitioned along religion into two states, India and Pakistan.
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South Koreans had little weapons and military because the Korean war took place soon after WWII. WWII ended in 1945 and the Korean war started in 1950. So South Korea was still recovering from the second world war. Many South Korean cities were bombed or heavily damaged as the North Koreans invaded. It was also hard because the homes were distroyed and children were separated from there parents and wound up left in the street. It was a very hard time for South Korea. The North Koreans were at first unchecked in their invasion of the South, however, once the United Nations cited North Korea as the aggressors and authorized UN members to stop the invasion the situation changed. UN forces, led by the US Military pushed the invaders back into the North. It was then that North Korean civilians were victims of collateral damages. When Communist China aided the North Korean communists, the situation for the latter two nations improved.
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Yes, however with isolation, the Korean language has developed two distinct dialects, and they are drifting further and further apart with each passing year.North Korean refugees who escape to South Korea find that they cannot understand everything.
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Currently, Korea is split into two countries: North Korea and South Korea.North KoreaNorth Korea is a unique type of state, properly classified as a DYNASTIC COMMUNIST STATE. This means that the country is a Communist State, but has succession in leadership passing along a dynastic line like a monarchy. Some consider Dynastic Communism to be part of the Absolute Monarchy category, because of the similarities, while others argue that since the leader of a Dynastic Communist State does not use royal titles that the state is not a proper monarchy.It is important also to notice the vast differences between North Korea and other Communist regimes. It has a dynastic rulership as opposed to a Politburo like the USSR or PR China. It has a strong statist religion (Juche) in place of a pure absence of religion, making it resemble a theocracy more than an atheist secularist regime. The military in North Korea also has a more direct role in governance than even the Peoples Liberation Army in PR China and this is more representative of Caudillo-states like Ghadhafis Libya or Francos Spain.South KoreaSouth Korea is a PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC, which is a form of indirect democracy. This means that there is an elected President who serves as the head of state and the head of the government. The President has a large number of powers, but those powers are checked by the Constitutional Court and the National Assembly. The National Assembly, the unicameral legislature, is responsible for passing bills to be reviewed by the President. (The United States is also a Presidential Republic, which is why the system might look familiar to Americans.)
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Is Korea the only divided country in the world?
North Korea • divided country korea world divided country • • happykoala400

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What type of economy does North Korea have?
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North Korea • north korea communist state korea dynastic communist state • • whitegorilla372

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