North Korea

Official Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

- The term North Korea was coined because the government only
controlled the Northern part of the Korean Peninsula, and making the term
North Korea popular in the Western World.

Capital City: Pyongyang

Population: (as of 2016) 25.28 M

Main Religion: North Korea is an atheist and an agnostic country, wherein

the freedom of religion is not allowed. But there are small communities of
Buddhists and Christians.
Philosophical ideology: juche (rejecting dependence on others, using
ones brains, and believing in ones own strength)

Form of Government: Communist State and Dictatorship

Main Political Leaders (head of state, head of government):

Chief of State: Kim Jong-un
Head of State: Pak Pong-ju

Notes about the country:

North korea bases its calendar on kim il-sungs date of birth (april 15,
1912)
North korea has a three generation punishment rule if one of your
family member violated the rule, it affects the whole family (from the
grandfather down to the grandchildren of the violator is affected)
North korea was the first one to use both democratic and peoples
on its name
Pyongyang is only for the elites (trustworthy, healthy and loyal citizens
can live there)

Sources:
http://www.isnorthkoreasafe.com/is-north-korea-safe/whats-the-official-
name-of-north-korea/
https://www.reference.com/government-politics/type-government-north-
korea-c75cc9355f608108#
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/19/north-korea-facts-
secretive-state
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/north-korea-population/
https://www.nknews.org/2014/02/why-is-north-korea-called-the-dprk/