North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK), is a country located on the northern half of the Korean peninsula, sharing land borders with China, and a heavily militarized southern border with South Korea. North Korea's capital and largest city is Pyongyang. Despite its official name, the DPRK is a totalitarian, one-party hereditary dictatorship, infamous for its extensive propaganda, and personality cult around its Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un.

North Korea has hostile relations with South Korea, as both claim sole legitimate ownership of the Korean Peninsula; its relations are strained with many other countries as well, and North Korea is one of the most isolated countries in the world.

North Korea is often the subject of memes, and is sometimes referred to as "Best Korea" online (riffing on the propaganda), in contrast with "Worst Korea" (South Korea).

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See Also

• korean — for posts depicting Korean content that is not specific to North Korea or South Korea
• korean text — Hangul, the writing system of Korea
• south korea