Not at all NK is a Juche Socialist Republic.
North Korea is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK. However, in practice, North Korea is neither Democratic nor a Republic.
The capital city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (which is also called North Korea) is PYONGYANG (평양).Pyongyang
North Korea or DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) North Korea or DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
NORTH KOREA was has been called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK since 1948.
DPR=Democratic Peoples Republic=NORTH Korea
democratic people's republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea
A Sucky Place to Live OR Die. Actually, South and North share the name Korea. Old Korea = Koryu = high and bright. Japan called Korea by it's latest kingdom, Chosun, "Land of the Morning Calm"
Korea itself isn't but both states that make up the Korean Peninsula are. These are the Republic of Korea (RoK - South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK - North Korea).
Presumably so, as North Korea is a Communist state and not a Republic ___________________________________________________________________ Republic of Korea is the official name of South Korea and North Korea is referred as Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea is still a republic because it is called the Democratic (yeah right) REPUBLIC of Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is commonly referred to as Korea, North Korea is officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .