North Korea is officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. This country is located in northeastern Asia where it occupies the Korea Peninsula’s northern portion. North Korea is surrounded on the north by China, on the northeast by Russia, on the east by the East Sea (Sea of Japan), on the south by South Korea, and on the west by the Yellow Sea. It has an area of 120,538 square kilometers. The North Korean state was established in 1948 as a result of the post Second World War Soviet military occupation of the northern portion of the peninsula. The capital and largest city of North Korea is P'yongyang.
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