North Korea?

North Korea?

Examining North Korea based on facts on the Internet

  North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) and called Chosŏn, is a state in Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is a communist country and Its capatal city is Pyongyang. The state's ideology is Juche ideology of self-reliance and military precendence.

[Norht Korean flag]

The ringleader of Korean War on 1950.06.25

  Following the World War Ⅱ, the peninsula was divided into two parts: Soviet Union occupying the North and U.S. occupying the South based on the border set at 38th parallel on 1945.08.15. After the division, the North established Worker's Party of North Chosun which was a coliation of two parties, Worker's Party and New People's Party, and the South established Worker's Party of South Chosun, a coaliation of Worker's Party, New People's Party, and People's Party. The North found 'North 5th parallel administrative commission' in September 1945. In February 1946, a temporary North Chosun Council of People´s Commissars was constituted. Under its presense, it nationalized all the lands without any recompense to landowners and carried out progressive land reform that distributes the right of cultivation among farmers. Afterwards, the North established the Council of People's Commissars and Korean People's army was created. In August 1948, with the supreme people's assembly, the delegate's election was undergone and on the 9th of September Kim Il Song became president.

  In the 25th June, 1950 the North Korea attacked the South and the Korean war began. U.S and its allied countries sent troops in order to aid South Korea. However, China also sent its troops to aid the North and the Korean War ended as an international tragedy. The Korean War ended with a cease-fire in 1953 and with the DMZ as its frontier, tensions have always existed between the two Koreas.

[North Korea's geographical position]

Economy 147th, military power 4th

  North Korea's GDP is $1,900(147th place). However, it has the 4th largest military on Earth.
The military service is obligatory and in 2008 it was estimated that about 1million 190 thousand soldiers were active. 1million 20thousand soldiers in the army, 60 thousand soldiers in the navy and 110 thousand soldiers are estimated to be in the aerial force, 4th in the world in numbers. Nevertheless, it is estimated that due to their old weaponry, their fire power is not as impressive as its numbers.

[A comparison between a Scud-B missile and Taepodong-2]

  North Korea has Rodong-1, Taepodong-1 and Taepodong-2 as middle, long range ballistic missiles. It is believed that Alaska is within Taepodong-2's fire range. As North Korea is short on food, it makes its soldier farm lands and breed animals for food.

A hereditary dictatorship

  After Kim Il Song got hold of North Korea, he passed on that power to his son Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Il is governing North Korea until nowadays. However, Kim Jong Il seems to have serious health problems and there are many presumptions that Kim Jong Il will pass on the power to one of his 3 sons. If Kim Jong Il passes his power to one of his sons, North Korea will be the first country in the 20th century of a hereditary government and it will become a laughter in the international community.

[Kim Il Song(left) and Kim Jong Il(right)]

[Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Chol, Kim Jong Un]

A hooligan threatening the international community

  To summarize, even though North Korea's GDP is one of the lowest its army size the in top 5 in the world. Its economy is so bad that even soldiers are used for farming and breeding animals. It is a country threatens the international society by developing missiles and nucelar weapons for food, in other words, an unprecedented country in history.