17+ North Korea Korean Background. North korea, country in east asia that occupies the northern portion of the korean peninsula. It is bordered by china and russia to the north and by the republic of korea (south korea) to the south.

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North and south korea remained divided since 1945 due to the differing ideologies of world super powers after wwii. It is bordered by china and russia to the north and by the republic of korea (south korea) to the south. A south korean who'd visit north korea need to apply for the ministry of unification for the government allowance to visit.

North korea hasn't always been under the totalitarian rule of the kim regime.

North korea's threats to the outside world always grab the media's attention. North korea, officially the democratic people's republic of korea (the dprk), is an east asian country in the northern half of the korean peninsula, with its capital in the city of pyongyang. Please watch this 23 minute video of recent testimony before the un commission of inquiry. This is a collection page for north korea news.