Dictionary
North' Kore'a
a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 16,000,000; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
Cap.: Pyongyang. Cf.
Korea. Official name,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.