North Korea
geographical name
Definition of North Korea
country north of the 38th parallel on the Korea Peninsula in eastern Asia; capital P'yǒngyang area 46,609 square miles (120,717 square kilometers), population 24,700,000 ◆North Korea was established as a Communist republic in 1948.
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