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North Korean flag<\/p><\/div>\n

Commonly known as North Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a country located in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, in East Asia. North Korea has a total land mass of 46,528 square miles and it’s the world’s 98th country by area. In 2013, North Korea’s population is estimated at 24.7 million, ranked 49 in the world, while density is rated at 514 people per square mile. North Korea’s capital is Pyongyang, the Republic’s largest city by both area and population, being home to about 2.8 million people.<\/p>\n

Basic history of North Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"north_korea_map\"<\/a>The modern history of North Korea begins in the late 19th century. Following the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Joseon Dynasty-led territory was renamed the Korean Empire, and was later annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910, for 35 years of military rule. The Korean Peninsula was divided into two occupied zone after the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II in 1945, with the northern half of the peninsula occupied by the Soviet Union and the southern half by the United States. After Soviet and US forces withdrew from Korea, Kim Il-Sung’s North Korea invaded the south, leading to the Korean War, which lasted from 1950 through 1953. Although the conflagration ended following the 1953 Armistice, the war was never declared as over in official terms. However, a North-South Joint Declaration was signed in 2000, in which the two countries promised to seek peaceful reunification.<\/p>\n