Korea- North and South 1/05/15

What do you already know about North Korea?

-Powerful country
-Dislike South Korea
-Isolated snd secluded from the world
-Oppressive government (government controls every part of their lives)
-Currently headed by Kim Jong-Un
-Kim Jong- Un didn't seem to like The Interview

Oppressive Government:

-State-run (nation run) socialist government that many consider to be a Stalinist dictatorship
-Official Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) 
-notice that they say "Korea," not North Korea- they claim to be the legitimate ruler of the entire peninsula. North Korea assumes to run the whole peninsula


Secluded and Isolated:

-Isolated by the government
-Also somewhat isolated geographically
-After all, they are on a peninsula
-Pyongyang is the capital

• Located at 39 degrees North (latitude)
• We are also located at 39 degrees North