COUNTRY Formal Name: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK; Chos4n Minjujußi Inmin Konghwaguk). 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국

Short Form: North Korea (Chos4n). 조선

Term for Citizen(s): North Korean(s) (Chos4n Inmin). 조선 인민

Capital: P’y4ngyang. 평양

Major Cities: The largest city is P’y4ngyang, with a reported 3.3 million inhabitants in 2005. According to the 1993 census, others, based on population size, are Namp’o, Hamhßng, Ch’4ngjin, Kaes4ng, Sinßiju, and W4nsan (all with populations of more than 300,000).

Independence: August 15, 1945, from Japan; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea founded September 9, 1948.