North Korea
Official Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
History:
The Korean Peninsula was governed by the Korean Empire (late 19th century) until it was annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910.
After the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II, Japanese rule ceased.
The Korean Peninsula was divided into two occupied zoned in 1945, with the northern part occupied by the Soviet Union and the southern portion by the United States.
In 1948, an election led to the creation of separate Korean governments: North and South Korea.
The conflicting claims of sovereignty led to the Korean War in 1950.
An armistice in 1953 committed both to a cease-fire, but the two countries remain officially at war because a formal peace treaty was never signed.
Official Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Capital: Pyongyang
History:
The Korean Peninsula was governed by the Korean Empire (late 19th century) until it was annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910.
After the surrender of Japan at the end of World War II, Japanese rule ceased.
The Korean Peninsula was divided into two occupied zoned in 1945, with the northern part occupied by the Soviet Union and the southern portion by the United States.
In 1948, an election led to the creation of separate Korean governments: North and South Korea.
The conflicting claims of sovereignty led to the Korean War in 1950.
An armistice in 1953 committed both to a cease-fire, but the two countries remain officially at war because a formal peace treaty was never signed.