Korea, North

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the DPRK), is a country in East Asia in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula, with its capital in the city of Pyongyang. At its northern border are China on the Yalu River and Russia on the Tumen River, in the far northeastern corner of the country. To the south, it is bordered by South Korea, with which it formed one nation until the division following World War II.
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Chief of state: KIM Jong Il (since July 1994); note - on 3 September 2003, rubberstamp Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) reelected KIM Jong Il chairman of the National Defense Commission, a position accorded nation's "highest administrative authority"; SPA reelected KIM Yong Nam president of its Presidium also with responsibility of representing state and receiving diplomatic credentials

Head of government: Premier KIM Yong Il (since 11 April 2007); Vice Premiers KWAK Pom Gi (since 5 September 1998), JON Sung Hun (since 3 September 2003), RO Tu Chol (since 3 September 2003), THAE Jong Su (since 16 October 2007)

Cabinet: Naegak (cabinet) members, except for Minister of People's Armed Forces, are appointed by SPA

Elections: last held in September 2003 (next to be held in September 2008)

Election results: KIM Jong Il and KIM Yong Nam were only nominees for positions and ran unopposed
  

Gen. Sec., Korean Workers’ Party ….. KIM Jong IlSupreme Cdr., Korean People’s Army ….. KIM Jong Il, Mar.Chmn., National Defense Commission (NDC) ….. KIM Jong Il, Mar.First Vice Chmn., NDC ….. JO Myong Rok, VMar.Vice Chmn., NDC ….. KIM Yong Chun, VMar.Vice Chmn., NDC ….. RI Yong Mu, VMar.Member, NDC ….. JON Pyong HoMember, NDC ….. KIM Il Chol, VMar.Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA)
Pres., SPA Presidium ….. KIM Yong NamVice Pres., SPA Presidium ….. KIM Yong DaeVice Pres., SPA Presidium ….. YANG Hyong SopHonorary Vice Pres., SPA Presidium ….. KIM Yong JuHonorary Vice Pres., SPA Presidium ….. PAK Song CholSec. Gen., SPA Presidium ….. CHOE Yong RimMember, SPA Presidium ….. HONG Sok HyongMember, SPA Presidium ….. KANG Chang UkMember, SPA Presidium ….. KANG Yong SopMember, SPA Presidium ….. KIM Kyong HoMember, SPA Presidium ….. PAK Sun HuiMember, SPA Presidium ….. PYON Yong RipMember, SPA Presidium ….. RI Kwang HoMember, SPA Presidium ….. RYOM Sun GilMember, SPA Presidium ….. RYU Mi YongMember, SPA Presidium ….. THAE Hyong CholChmn., SPA ….. CHOE Thae BokVice Chmn., SPA ….. RYO Won GuVice Chmn., SPA ….. n.a.Cabinet ….. Premier ….. KIM Yong IlVice Premier ….. JON Sung HunVice Premier ….. KWAK Pom GiVice Premier ….. RO Tu CholVice Premier ….. THAE Jong SuMin. of Agriculture ….. RI Kyong SikMin. of Chemical Industry ….. RI Mu YongMin. of City Management ….. CHOE Jong GonMin. of Coal Industries ….. KIM Hyong SikMin. of Commerce ….. RI Yong SonMin. of Construction & Building-Materials Industries ….. TONG Jong HoMin. of Crude Oil Industry ….. n.a.Min. of Culture ….. KANG Nung SuMin. of Education ….. KIM Yong JinMin. of Electronic Industry ….. O Su YongMin. of Extractive Industries ….. KANG Min CholMin. of Finance ….. MUN Il BongMin. of Fisheries ….. SIM Ki YopMin. of Foreign Affairs ….. PAK Ui ChunMin. of Foreign Trade ….. RI Ryong NamMin. of Forestry ….. SOK Kun SuMin. of Labor ….. JONG Yong SuMin. of Land & Environment Preservation ….. PAK Song NamMin. of Land & Marine Transport ….. RA Tong HuiMin. of Light Industry ….. RI Ju OMin. of Machine-Building Industry ….. JO Pyong JuMin. of Metal Industry ….. KIM Sung HyonMin. of People’s Security ….. JU Sang SongMin. of Post & Telecommunications ….. RYU Yong SopMin. of Power Industries ….. PAK Nam ChilMin. of Procurement & Food Admin. ….. CHOE Nam GyunMin. of Public Health ….. CHOE Chang SikMin. of Railways ….. KIM Yong SamMin. of State Construction Control ….. PAE Tal JunMin. of State Inspection ….. KIM Ui SunChmn., State Planning Commission ….. KIM Kwang RinChmn., Physical Culture & Sports Guidance Commission ….. PAK Hak SonPres., National Academy of Sciences ….. PYON Yong RipDir., Central Statistics Bureau ….. KIM Chang SuChief Sec. ….. KIM Yong HoMin. of People’s Armed Forces (not subordinate to the cabinet) ….. KIM Il Chol, VMar.Pres., Central Bank ….. KIM Wan SuPermanent Representative to the UN, New York ….. SIN Son Ho