Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea,where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 km (68 mi) upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 population census,it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is a directly administered city with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces.
Kim Jong Il was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim Il Sung,the first Supreme Leader,until his own death in 2011,when he was succeeded by his son,Kim Jong Un.
Nampo,also spelled Namp'o,is the second largest city by population and an important seaport in North Korea,which lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River,15 km east of the river's mouth. Formerly known as Chinnamp'o,it was a provincial-level "Directly Governed City" ("Chikhalsi") from 1980 to 2004,and was designated a "Special City" in 2010. Nampo is approximately 50 km southwest of Pyongyang,at the mouth of the Taedong River. Since North Korean independence,the city has developed a wide range of industry and has seen significant recent redevelopment.
Chŏngjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyong Province (함경북도) and the country's third largest city. It is sometimes called The City of Iron.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) is the state news agency of North Korea. The agency portrays the views of the North Korean government for both domestic and foreign consumption. It was established on December 5,1946 and now features online coverage.
Pyongyang TV Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower with an observation deck and a panorama restaurant at a height of 150 metres (490 ft) in Pyongyang,North Korea. The tower stands in Kaeson Park in Moranbong-guyok,north of Kim Il-sung Stadium. The tower broadcasts signals for Korean Central Television.
Kim Jong-suk was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla,a Communist activist,North Korean leader Kim Il-sung's first wife,former leader Kim Jong-il's mother,and current leader Kim Jong-un's grandmother.
Chung-guyok is one of the 19 guyok which constitute the city of Pyongyang,North Korea. The district is located in the center of the city,between the Pothonggang Canal and Taedong River,and is bordered to the north by Moranbong-guyok,to the northwest by Potonggang-guyok,and to the south by Pyongchon-guyok.
Kim Jong Un is a North Korean politician who has been the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011 and the Leader of the Workers' Party of Korea since 2012. He is the third son of Kim Jong Il,who was North Korea's second Supreme Leader from 1994 to 2011,and Ko Yong-hui. He is a grandson of Kim Il Sung,who was the founder and first Supreme Leader of North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. Kim Jong Un is the first leader of North Korea to have been born in the country after its founding in 1948.
P'yŏngch'ŏn-guyŏk is one of the 18 guyŏk of P'yŏngyang,North Korea. It is bordered by the Taedong River in the south and the Pothonggang Canal in the north and Potong River in the west,and to the east by Chung-guyŏk,from which it is separated by the yard area of P'yŏngyang railway station.
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was a satellite launched by North Korea on April 5,2009.
Taesŏngsan is a mountain in Taesong-guyok,Pyongyang,North Korea. It has an elevation of 270 metres (890 ft). One popular visitor attraction on Taesŏngsan is the outdoor ice rink. Others include the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery and the Korea Central Zoo.
The Mangyongdae Funfair(Korean:만경대유희장) is an amusement park located in Mangyongdae-guyok,12 kilometres from Pyongyang,North Korea. It has an area of 70 hectares including a funfair and wading pool. In autumn 2011 the funfair was reported to have little or no Korean patronage. It has been alleged that there is a lack of genuine customers with many visitors being bussed in to the attraction. It had a roller coaster,which,while operational,was in poor repair. There is a merry-go-round and a ridable miniature railway.
Kim Il-sung Military University is a university located in Mangyongdae-guyok,Pyongyang,capital of North Korea. Founded in 1948 and named after Kim Il-sung,founder of North korea,the school is a post-secondary educational institution for officers in the Korean People's Army. It is the most prominent military academy in North Korea.
The Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works (Korean: 김종태전기기관차연합기업소) in P'yŏngyang is North Korea's largest manufacturer of railway equipment. Established in November 1945 in Sŏsŏng-guyŏk,P'yŏngyang near the P'yŏngyang Railway University and the Korean State Railway's West P'yŏngyang Station,the factory manufactures and overhauls electric and diesel locomotives,passenger cars,streetcars and subway trainsets. It is subordinate to the North Korean Ministry of Railways.
The Korean Art Gallery (조선미술박물관) is an art museum situated on the south side of Kim Il-sung Square in Chung-guyok,Pyongyang,North Korea,which opened in 1948.
The Order of Kim Il Sung is the highest order of North Korea,along with the Order of Kim Jong Il,and only second to one honorary title,the Hero of Labour.
Kim Jong Un has been the supreme leader of North Korea since the death of Kim Jong-il,the previous leader and his father.
The 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang from 5 to 12 January 2021. A total of 7,000 people participated in the congress including 5,000 delegates. The Party Congress took place in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic where no cases were reported.
This is a list of awards and decorations received by Kim Jong Il. According to North Korean sources,North Korea "conferred ... the title of Hero of the DPRK four times,the Order of Kim Il Sung four times,Kim Il Sung Prize two times,22 orders and 9 medals" on Kim Jong Il. Additionally,"[m]any countries and international organizations conferred 39 orders,141 medals and 201 honorary titles on him".
