Place details
Place nameNorth Korea
Other namesChoson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk, Choson M.I.K., Choson, Choson Minjujuui In'min Konghwaguk, Korea, North, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Corée du Nord, République populaire démocratique de Corée, Corea del Norte, Noord Korea, Nordkorea, Coréia do Norte, PRK, KP, ISO408, KN00, North Korean
Latitude40
Longitude127
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Shares history with Korean Peninsula; part of Choson kingdom established by Chinese 12th cen. BC; China dominated from 3rd cen. BC; Buddhism arrived 4th cen.; invaded by Mongols 13th cen., by Japanese 16th cen.; divided from South Korea after WW II; official language is Korean (an Altaic language with Chinese loanwords).