North Korea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), also known as North Korea, is a country in East Asia, covering the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Locally and in mainland China, it is more commonly called Pukchosŏn ("North Chosŏn"; 북조선; 北朝鮮), a name that associates the country with the Joseon Dynasty. Bukhan ("North Han"; 북한; 北韓) is commonly used in South Korea.

External links

• {{wikitravel|North Korea}}
• "Think Again: The Korea Crisis" from Foreign Policy Magazine
• A gulag with nukes: inside North Korea by Jasper Becker

North Korean organizations

• Chongryon

Links associated with North Korean government

• Kim Il Sung: 10 Point programme for reunification of the country
• korea-dpr.com - Website officially associated with North Korea. (Maintained from a Texas server by the Korean Friendship Association.)
• Naenara ("My country," in Korean) DPRK's Official Web Portal
• The Korean Central News Agency, The DPRK's news service.

Web sites about North Korea

• CIA World Factbook - North Korea
• Library of Congress - Country Studies: North Korea - data as of June 1993
• BBC News - Country Profile: North Korea
• Glimpses of a Hermit Nation Los Angeles Times expose from July 3, 2005 on Chongjin and a changing North Korea (Part 1)
• Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: North and South Korea
• Happy Birthday, North Korea - detailed account of travel to 3 sanctioned areas
• Korean Tourist Map
• LookSmart - North Korea directory category
• NKzone - discussions and information exchange on North Korea
• North Korea Resources - background news and analysis of North Korea
• Open Directory Project - North Korea directory category
• Pyongyang Metro System Unofficial Web Site - 1
• Tours / Tourism page of North Korea, with links to other North Korea related sites
• Trading Ideals for Sustenance Second part of Los Angeles Times expose on changing North Korean life (July 4, 2005)
• Yahoo! - North Korea directory category
• Yahoo! News - Full Coverage: North Korea
• http://times.discovery.com/convergence/insidenorthkorea/video/video.html human rights of the dprk childrens
• Young Juche League, pro-DPRK youth association in the UK.

Web sites criticizing North Korea

• One Free Korea - Blog focusing on human rights conditions in North Korea
• Another Korea - Background stories on North Korea
• Soon Ok Lee project website calling for christian solidarity with Korean refugees.