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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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