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{{Country
|name =조선민주주의인민공화국<br> Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk <br> ''Democratic People's Republic of Korea''
|map =NorthKoreaMap.gif
|flag =NorthKoreaFlag.gif
|arms =United States arms.png
|capital =P'yongyang
|government =Communist totalitarian state
|language =Korean
|area =46,526 sq mi
|pop =23,301,725(2007)
|gdp-year =$22.85 billion (2006)
|gdp-pc =$1,007 (2006)
|currency = North Korean won
}}
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[[Image:NorthKoreaFlag.gif |thumb|170px|]]
[[Image:NorthKoreaMap.gif |thumb|170px|]]
[[Image:NorthKoreaMap.gif |thumb|170px|]]
'''North Korea''' (which styles itself the Peoples's Democratic Republic of Korea) is a totalitarian state that occupies the Korean peninsula north of a line that roughly follows the 38th parallel north. Ruled by the megalomaniacal dictator and 'Dear Leader' [[Kim Jong Il]], who succeeded his father the 'Great Leader' [[Kim Il Sung]], it is the last completely [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] government on Earth. It is one of the most oppressive governments in the world and has been criticized by people of all political stripes as brutal, evil, and totalitarian. North Korea has had difficulties with food shortages and being able to feed its citizens, but still spends extravagantly on its military.
'''North Korea''' (which styles itself the '''Democratic People's Republic of Korea''') is a totalitarian state that occupies the Korean peninsula north of a line that roughly follows the 38th parallel north. Ruled by the megalomaniacal dictator and 'Dear Leader' [[Kim Jong Il]], who succeeded his father the 'Great Leader' [[Kim Il Sung]], it is the last completely [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] government on Earth. It is one of the most oppressive governments in the world and has been criticized by people of all political stripes as brutal, evil, and totalitarian. North Korea has had difficulties with food shortages and being able to feed its citizens, but still spends extravagantly on its military.
:Kim Jong-il's regime is surely among the most oppressive in the world. Between 1 million and 2 million North Koreans have died of starvation in recent years because the Kim government has so mismanaged the economy, particularly agriculture, and has hampered outside efforts at relief. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071009/COMMENTARY/110090010/1012&template=nextpage]
:Kim Jong-il's regime is surely among the most oppressive in the world. Between 1 million and 2 million North Koreans have died of starvation in recent years because the Kim government has so mismanaged the economy, particularly agriculture, and has hampered outside efforts at relief. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071009/COMMENTARY/110090010/1012&template=nextpage]