The Chinese Realm:
Regions - North Korea

• Physical
• Cultural
• Historical
• Economic

Physical

• 22.6 million people
• about 1/2 the size of Idaho
• most people live on the western plains [chphynkr]

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Cultural

• communist dictatorship
• led by Kim Il Sung (1945-1994 died)
• son, Jung Il Kim took over
• some talk about reuniting with South Korea
• nation-state [chpeonkr]

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Historical

• ancient kingdoms under chinese influence [chempire]
• Japanese colony 1905-1945 [jpempire]
• divided after WWII
• Korean War 1950-1953
• DMZ (de-militarized zone) at 38th parallel

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Economic [chcoumea]

• communist
• natural resources (coal, iron ore)
• hydropower [chnkrelv] [chphynkr]
• Japanese built infrastructure [jpempire]
• very poor, imports food

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