Today in Class 1/5/11

1.) The official name of North  is Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2800.htm

2.) Kim Jong-il is the head of North Korea. He is the Chairman of the National Defense Commission, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, and he is the Supreme Commander of the Korean Peoples' Army which is the fourth largest army in the world. North Korea's constitution refers to him as the "Supreme Leader".  He is a dictator. He has nuclear weapons at his disposal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il

3.) In 1945, Korea won World war II against Japan. This victory ended Japan's 35 year rule over Korea.  Shortly after this war, Korea was split into today's North Korea and South Korea.

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 http://www.theodora.com/maps/korea_north_map.html

5.) North Korea borders the Korean Bay and the Sea of Japan between China and South Korea.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html

6.) The 38th parallel is the border that divides North Korea and South Korea. In the Korean War, it was the focal point to cease fire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north

7.) Ever since the division of Korea, North Korea and South Korea's relations is political, diplomatic, and military interactions.