North+Korea

=North Korea=

North Korea is part of the Korean Peninsula in eastern Asia between China and South Korea. North Korea is west of the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan is to the east. It is slightly smaller than Mississippi with an area of 120,540 sq km. There is much rainfall during the summer months. || The population of North Korean is 22,665,345. The language that they speak is Korean. Most people in North Korea can read and write. || North Korea has a communist government. Its capital is Pyongyang. The official name is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Their money is called the won. || Korea was founded 5,000 years ago. It was taken over by Japan in 1905 after the Russo-Japanese war. It was then divided into North and South Korea in 1945. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea when the Communist Russians took control. This started the 1950 to 1953 Korean War. Kim Sung I ruled North Korea from 1984 until he died in 1994. His son, Kim Jong I, took over from him. ||
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