North Korean government

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The North Korean government is the authoritarian ruling regime of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, dominated by the Workers' Party of Korea and centered on the Kim family’s dynastic leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf authoritarian government
dictatorship
one-party state government
totalitarian regime
alliedWith People's Republic of China
linked to: China
allows limited market activity
capital Pyongyang
claimsLegitimacyFrom Korean War armistice outcome
claimsSovereigntyOver entire Korean Peninsula
constitutionAdopted 1972 constitution
constitutionalName Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
constitutionRevised 1992 constitution revision
1998 constitution revision
2009 constitution revision
2012 constitution revision
2016 constitution revision
2019 constitution revision
controls education system
judiciary
media
religious activity
coreInstitution Cabinet of North Korea
Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
Korean People's Army
Ministry of Social Security
Ministry of State Security
Organization and Guidance Department of the WPK
Propaganda and Agitation Department of the WPK
State Affairs Commission
Supreme People's Assembly
Workers' Party of Korea
countryGovernmentOf Democratic People's Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korea
currentSupremeLeader Kim Jong Un
deFactoLeader Kim Jong Un
dominantParty Workers' Party of Korea
economicSystem state-planned economy
electoralSystem single-candidate elections
established 1948-09-09
firstSupremeLeader Kim Il Sung
foreignPolicyStance confrontational stance toward United States
hostility toward South Korea
self-reliance
foundedBy Kim Il Sung
governsPopulation citizens of the DPRK
governsTerritory North Korea
headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of the Cabinet
headOfStateTitle President of the State Affairs Commission
historicallyAlliedWith Soviet Union
humanRightsRecord widely condemned
ideology Juche
Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism
Songun
internetAccess highly restricted
maintains nuclear weapons program
militaryDoctrine Songun (military-first policy)
linked to: Songun
officialIdeologicalEducation Juche study
officialLanguage Korean
operates political prison camps
partyTo Korean War Armistice Agreement (de facto via military command)
politicalFreedom severely restricted
politicalSystem single-party system
pressFreedom nonexistent independent press
secondSupremeLeader Kim Jong Il
securityApparatus extensive domestic surveillance
sharesUNSeatWith South Korean government (separate seats)
shortName DPRK government
subjectTo extensive international sanctions
successionType hereditary leadership within Kim family
thirdSupremeLeader Kim Jong Un
UNMembership member state since 1991
usesPersonalityCultOf Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Un

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Kim Yong-il partOf North Korean government
Workers' Party of Korea controls Cabinet of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Kim dynasty alsoKnownAs Kim regime
linked to: North Korean government
North Korean constitution executiveBody Cabinet of the DPRK
linked to: North Korean government
Chuch’e associatedWith North Korean government
Songun usedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
North Korean won controlledBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
North Korean won regulatesUseOfForeignCurrency Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Key Resolve criticizedBy North Korean government
Gangwon Province, North Korea governedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Kaesong Industrial Region wagePaymentChannel North Korean government
North Korean government shortName DPRK government
linked to: North Korean government
North Korean government constitutionalName Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Kang Pan-sok Revolutionary Museum operatedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
North Korean revolutionary tradition promotedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
North Korean media controlledBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games organizedBy DPRK government
linked to: North Korean government
Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea influences Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Pyongyang Time governingAuthority Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Pyongyang Metro owner Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium owner Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium operator Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Kim Il-sung University affiliation Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum operator Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport isOperatedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Pyongyang Sunan International Airport isOwnedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Arch of Triumph (Pyongyang) governingBody Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Kim Chaek University of Technology affiliation Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Korean Central News Agency foundedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Korean Central News Agency ownedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Korean Central News Agency operatedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Ryugyong Hotel developer North Korean government
Ryugyong Hotel owner North Korean government
Mansudae Art Studio controlledBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Mansudae Art Studio foundedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Korean Central History Museum ownedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Korean Central History Museum operatedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Mangyongdae Native House owner Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Mangyongdae Native House operator North Korean authorities
linked to: North Korean government
WPK controls Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
WPK Central Committee building usedBy Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Worker-Peasant Red Guards allegiance North Korean government
Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League alignedWith North Korean government
Kim family controls North Korean government
Kim Il Sung Military University operatesUnder North Korean government
Cabinet of North Korea partOf Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea primaryClient Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea implementsPolicyOf Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Air Koryo ownership Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government
Air Koryo parentOrganization Government of North Korea
linked to: North Korean government