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href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_North_Korea.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Emblem_of_North_Korea.svg/125px-Emblem_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Emblem_of_North_Korea.svg/188px-Emblem_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Emblem_of_North_Korea.svg/250px-Emblem_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;padding-bottom:0;;color: var(--color-base);border-top:none;"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea" title="Constitution of North Korea">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;padding-top:0;"> <ul><li><i> <a href="/wiki/Juche" title="Juche">Juche</a></i><span class="nowrap">  </span>(state ideology)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songun" title="Songun">Songun</a></i><span class="nowrap">  </span>("military-first" policy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eternal_leaders_of_North_Korea" title="Eternal leaders of North Korea">Eternal leaders</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;padding-bottom:0;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;padding-top:0;"><b> <a href="/wiki/National_meetings_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="National meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea">Congress</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Congress_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>)</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea">General Secretary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_(North_Korean_title)" title="Supreme Leader (North Korean title)">Supreme Leader</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Third_Floor_Secretariat" title="Third Floor Secretariat">Personal Secretariat</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rules_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Rules of the Workers' Party of Korea">Rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Committee_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea">Central Committee</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Central_Committee_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politburo_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea">Politburo</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Politburo_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidium_of_the_Politburo_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea">Presidium</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Presidium_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choe_Ryong-hae" title="Choe Ryong-hae">Choe Ryong-hae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Yong-won" title="Jo Yong-won">Jo Yong-won</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Tok-hun" title="Kim Tok-hun">Kim Tok-hun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ri_Pyong-chol" title="Ri Pyong-chol">Ri Pyong-chol</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea">Secretariat</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Secretariat_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Military_Commission_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea">Central Military Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Central_Military_Commission_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li>Chairman <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a></li></ul></li> <li>Vice Chairman <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ri_Yong-gil" title="Ri Yong-gil">Ri Yong-gil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ri_Pyong-chol" title="Ri Pyong-chol">Ri Pyong-chol</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Auditing_Commission_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Central Auditing Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea">Central Auditing Commission</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Central_Auditing_Commission_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="8th Central Auditing Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea">8th</a>) <ul><li>Chairman <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jae-ryong" title="Kim Jae-ryong">Kim Jae-ryong</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organization_and_Guidance_Department" title="Organization and Guidance Department">Organization and Guidance Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Propaganda_and_Agitation_Department" title="Propaganda and Agitation Department">Propaganda and Agitation Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Front_Department_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea">United Front Department</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;padding-bottom:0;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">Supreme People's Assembly</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;padding-top:0;"><b> <a href="/wiki/14th_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="14th Supreme People's Assembly">14th term</a> </b> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly">Chairman</a></span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pak_In-chol_(politician)" title="Pak In-chol (politician)">Pak In-chol</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" class="mw-redirect" title="Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">Standing Committee</a> (<a href="/wiki/14th_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="14th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">14th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">Chairman</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Choe_Ryong-hae" title="Choe Ryong-hae">Choe Ryong-hae</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_North_Korea" title="Judiciary of North Korea">Judiciary</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Court_(North_Korea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Court (North Korea)">Central Court</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Central Court (page does not exist)">14th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Central_Court&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="President of the Central Court (page does not exist)">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kang_Yun-sok&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kang Yun-sok (page does not exist)">Kang Yun-sok</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">Central Public Prosecutors</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">14th</a>) <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Director_of_the_Central_Public_Prosecutors_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Director of the Central Public Prosecutors Office (page does not exist)">Director</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Myong-gil_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kim Myong-gil (politician) (page does not exist)">Kim Myong-gil</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;padding-bottom:0;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/State_Affairs_Commission_of_North_Korea" title="State Affairs Commission of North Korea">State Affairs Commission</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;padding-top:0;"><b> <a href="/wiki/14th_State_Affairs_Commission" title="14th State Affairs Commission">14th term</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_Affairs_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the State Affairs Commission">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a></li></ul></li> <li>First Vice President <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Choe_Ryong-hae" title="Choe Ryong-hae">Choe Ryong-hae</a></li></ul></li> <li>Vice President <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Tok-hun" title="Kim Tok-hun">Kim Tok-hun</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b> <a href="/wiki/State_Affairs_Commission_of_North_Korea#Powers_and_responsibilities" title="State Affairs Commission of North Korea">Organizations</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(North_Korea)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Defence (North Korea)">Ministry of National Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_State_Security_(North_Korea)" title="Ministry of State Security (North Korea)">Ministry of State Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Security_(North_Korea)" title="Ministry of Social Security (North Korea)">Ministry of Social Security</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Sports_Guidance_Committee_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Sports Guidance Committee (North Korea) (page does not exist)">National Sports Guidance Committee</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;padding-bottom:0;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="Cabinet of North Korea">Cabinet</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;padding-top:0;"><b> <a href="/wiki/14th_Cabinet_of_North_Korea" title="14th Cabinet of North Korea">14th term</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Premier of North Korea">Premier</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pak_Thae-song" title="Pak Thae-song">Pak Thae-song</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Vice Premier of North Korea">Vice Premier</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pak_Jong-gun" title="Pak Jong-gun">Pak Jong-gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Hyon-chol" title="Jon Hyon-chol">Jon Hyon-chol</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kim_Song-ryong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kim Song-ryong (page does not exist)">Kim Song-ryong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ri_Song-hak" title="Ri Song-hak">Ri Song-hak</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pak_Hun&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pak Hun (page does not exist)">Pak Hun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ju_Chol-gyu" title="Ju Chol-gyu">Ju Chol-gyu</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_North_Korea#Structure" title="Cabinet of North Korea">Cabinet Ministries</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Sport_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Sport (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Sport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(North_Korea)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Chemical_Industry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Chemical Industry (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Chemical Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Land,_Infrastructure_and_Transport_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Metal_Industry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Metal Industry (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Metal Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Machinery_Industry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Machinery Industry (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Machinery Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Urban_Management_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Urban Management (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Urban Management</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Land,_Sea_and_Maritime_Affairs_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Land, Sea and Maritime Affairs (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Land, Sea and Maritime Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Forestry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Forestry (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Forestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Economic_Relations" title="Ministry of External Economic Relations">Ministry of External Economic Relations</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Education_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Education (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Education</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Culture_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Culture (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Labor_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Labor (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Labor</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Commerce_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Commerce (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Coal_Industry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Coal Industry (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Coal Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Shipbuilding_and_Marine_Engineering_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Fisheries_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Fisheries (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Fisheries</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Atomic_Energy_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Atomic Energy (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Atomic Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Finance_(North_Korea)" title="Ministry of Finance (North Korea)">Ministry of Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Electric_Power_Industry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Electric Power Industry (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Electricity</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Information_Industry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ministry of Information Industry (North Korea) (page does not exist)">Ministry of Information Industry</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Local_Industry_(North_Korea)&action=edit&redlink=1" 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class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For most of its existence, North Korea has not specified a formal head of state. The 1948 <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea" title="Constitution of North Korea">constitution</a> did not define a head of state, but with regard to political functions usually performed by the head of state, the <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Standing_Committee_of_the_Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly">Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly</a> (SPA) could be considered one. <a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a> was, at the time, as <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Premier of North Korea">Premier</a>, merely the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a> but not of state. As his position grew more stable, he wanted to be recognized as the head of state instead. Foreign admirers first started calling him such, and in the 1972 constitution his position was formalized as the <a href="/wiki/President_of_North_Korea" title="President of North Korea">President</a> of the republic.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Kim_Il_Sung" title="Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung died</a> in 1994, the presidency and hence the position of head of state was left vacant. While the late leader was titled the <a href="/wiki/Eternal_President" class="mw-redirect" title="Eternal President">Eternal President</a> of North Korea, the actual office of the President was written out of the constitution in 1998 making the head of state undefined again. His son and successor, <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a>, kept official titles given to him by the late president and never formally became the head of state. During this period, the president of the presidium of the SPA exercised many of the functions normally granted to a head of state, such as receiving ambassadors. Titles used by <a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a> have constitutionally defined him as the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_North_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Supreme Leader of North Korea">Supreme Leader</a>, but not formal head of state.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, amendments to the DPRK constitution in 2019 have granted the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_Affairs_of_North_Korea" title="President of the State Affairs of North Korea">chairman of the State Affairs Commission</a> (later renamed to president of the State Affairs), a title held by Kim, the status of representing the state and receiving and appointing ambassadors, effectively making him the head of state.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heads_of_state_of_North_Korea_(1948–present)"><span id="Heads_of_state_of_North_Korea_.281948.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Heads of state of North Korea (1948–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_North_Korea&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Heads of state of North Korea (1948–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Political party </th> <th rowspan="2">Election </th> <th rowspan="2">Supreme leader </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Tu-bong_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Kim_Tu-bong_2.jpg/100px-Kim_Tu-bong_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Kim_Tu-bong_2.jpg/150px-Kim_Tu-bong_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Kim_Tu-bong_2.jpg/200px-Kim_Tu-bong_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="437" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Tu-bong" title="Kim Tu-bong">Kim Tu-bong</a></b><br /><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">김두봉</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1889–1958)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">9 September 1948 </td> <td rowspan="2">20 September 1957 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7003329800000000000♠"></span>9 years, 11 days </td> <th style="background:#CE1126;"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_North_Korea" title="Workers' Party of North Korea">Workers' Party of North Korea</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1948_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1948 North Korean parliamentary election">1st SPA</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#CE1126"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ch%27oe_Yongg%C5%8Fn.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Ch%27oe_Yongg%C5%8Fn.JPG/100px-Ch%27oe_Yongg%C5%8Fn.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Ch%27oe_Yongg%C5%8Fn.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="104" data-file-height="145" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><a href="/wiki/Choe_Yong-gon_(official)" title="Choe Yong-gon (official)">Choe Yong-gon</a></b><br /><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">최용건</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1900–1976)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">20 September 1957 </td> <td rowspan="2">28 December 1972 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7003557800000000000♠"></span>15 years, 99 days </td> <th style="background:#FAAFBE;"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Korean_Social_Democratic_Party" title="Korean Social Democratic Party">Korean Social Democratic Party</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1957_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1957 North Korean parliamentary election">2nd SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1962_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1962 North Korean parliamentary election">3rd SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1967_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1967 North Korean parliamentary election">4th SPA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#CE1126;"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/100px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/150px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png/200px-Kim_Il_Sung_Portrait.png 2x" data-file-width="1841" data-file-height="2377" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Il_Sung" title="Kim Il Sung">Kim Il Sung</a></b><br /><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">김일성</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1994)</span> </td> <td>28 December 1972 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Kim_Il_Sung" title="Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung">8 July 1994</a> † </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003786200000000000♠"></span>21 years, 192 days </td> <th style="background:#CE1126;"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1972_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1972 North Korean parliamentary election">5th SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1977_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1977 North Korean parliamentary election">6th SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1982_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1982 North Korean parliamentary election">7th SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1986_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1986 North Korean parliamentary election">8th SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1990_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1990 North Korean parliamentary election">9th SPA</a> </td> <td>Himself </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" style="background:#EEEEEE">Vacant<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(8 July 1994 – 5 September 1998)<br /><a href="/wiki/Yang_Hyong-sop" title="Yang Hyong-sop">Yang Hyong-sop</a> as Chairman of the SPA Standing Committee<br /><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a> as supreme leader</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Yong-nam_in_Moscow_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Yong-nam_in_Moscow_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Kim_Yong-nam_in_Moscow_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Yong-nam_in_Moscow_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Kim_Yong-nam_in_Moscow_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Kim_Yong-nam_in_Moscow_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Kim_Yong-nam_in_Moscow_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1773" data-file-height="2365" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kim_Yong-nam" title="Kim Yong-nam">Kim Yong-nam</a></b><br /><span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">김영남</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1928)</span> </td> <td>5 September 1998 </td> <td>11 April 2019 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003752300000000000♠"></span>20 years, 218 days </td> <th style="background:#CE1126;"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="1998 North Korean parliamentary election">10th SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2003_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2003 North Korean parliamentary election">11th SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2009_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2009 North Korean parliamentary election">12th SPA</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2014_North_Korean_parliamentary_election" title="2014 North Korean parliamentary election">13th SPA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Il" title="Kim Jong Il">Kim Jong Il</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kim_Jong_Un" title="Kim Jong Un">Kim Jong Un</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">President of the State Affairs Commission </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_crop.jpg/100px-Kim_Jong-un_April_2019_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="143" class="mw-file-element" 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title="United Silla">Later Silla</a> / <a href="/wiki/Balhae" title="Balhae">Balhae</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Later_Three_Kingdoms" title="Later Three Kingdoms">Later Three Kingdoms</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taebong" title="Taebong">Taebong</a> / <a href="/wiki/Later_Baekje" title="Later Baekje">Later Baekje</a> / <a href="/wiki/Silla" title="Silla">Silla</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goryeo" title="Goryeo">Goryeo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseon" title="Joseon">Joseon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Empire" title="Korean Empire">Korean Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule" title="Korea under Japanese rule">Korea under Japanese rule</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_the_Republic_of_Korea" title="Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea">Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Korea" title="Division of Korea">Division of Korea</a> <ul><li><a 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4em"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Korea" title="Geography of Korea">Geography of Korea</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Borders_of_North_Korea" title="Template:Borders of North Korea">Borders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korean Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="List of islands of Korea">List of islands of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Korea" title="List of lakes of Korea">List of lakes of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Korea" title="List of mountains in Korea">List of mountains in Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Korea" title="List of rivers of Korea">List of rivers of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Korea" title="Provinces of Korea">Provinces of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Korea" title="Regions of Korea">Regions of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_South_Korea" title="Geology of South Korea">Geology of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floods_in_Korea" title="Floods in Korea">Floods in Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_North_Korea" title="Geography of North Korea">Geography of North Korea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_North_Korea" title="Administrative divisions of North Korea">Administrative divisions of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_North_Korea" title="List of cities in North Korea">List of cities in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_cities_of_North_Korea" title="Special cities of North Korea">Special cities of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_North_Korea" title="Geology of North Korea">Geology of North Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_South_Korea" title="Geography of South Korea">Geography of South Korea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Korea" title="Administrative divisions of South Korea">Administrative divisions of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_South_Korea" title="Environment of South Korea">Environment of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_South_Korea" title="List of cities in South Korea">List of cities in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_special_cities_of_South_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="List of special cities of South Korea">List of special cities of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_South_Korea" title="List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea">List of World Heritage Sites in South Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Politics155" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Politics</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">North Korea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_North_Korea" title="Constitution of North Korea">Constitution of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_North_Korea" title="Foreign relations of North Korea">Foreign relations of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" title="North Korea–South Korea relations">Relations with South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_North_Korea" title="Government of North Korea">Government of North Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Leader_(North_Korean_title)" title="Supreme Leader (North Korean title)">Supreme Leader of North Korea</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Heads of state of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_North_Korea" title="Premier of North Korea">Premier of North Korea</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_North_Korea" title="Human rights in North Korea">Human rights in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_People%27s_Army" title="Korean People's Army">Korean People's Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_North_Korea" title="Law of North Korea">Law of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_North_Korea" title="Politics of North Korea">Politics of North Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Korea" title="Elections in North Korea">Elections in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_North_Korea#Political_parties_and_elections" title="Politics of North Korea">Politics of North Korea#Political parties and elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Workers' Party of Korea">Workers' Party of Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea">General Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politburo_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea">Politburo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_the_Workers%27_Party_of_Korea" title="Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea">Secretariat</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Juche" title="Juche">Juche</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Affairs_Commission_of_North_Korea" title="State Affairs Commission of North Korea">State Affairs Commission of North Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_State_Affairs_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the State Affairs Commission">President of State Affairs</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="North Korea and weapons of mass destruction">North Korea and weapons of mass destruction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_People%27s_Assembly" title="Supreme People's Assembly">Supreme People's Assembly</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">South Korea</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_South_Korea" title="Constitution of South Korea">Constitution of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_South_Korea" title="Foreign relations of South Korea">Foreign relations of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korea%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" title="North Korea–South Korea relations">Relations with North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Korea" title="Government of South Korea">Government of South Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" title="President of South Korea">President of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_South_Korea" title="Prime Minister of South Korea">Prime Minister of South Korea</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_South_Korea" title="Human rights in South Korea">Human rights in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Korea_Armed_Forces" title="Republic of Korea Armed Forces">Republic of Korea Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_South_Korea" title="Politics of South Korea">Politics of South Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_South_Korea" title="Elections in South Korea">Elections in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_elections_in_South_Korea" title="Presidential elections in South Korea">Presidential elections in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_elections_in_South_Korea" title="Legislative elections in South Korea">Legislative elections in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_South_Korea" title="List of political parties in South Korea">List of political parties in South Korea</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" title="South Korea and weapons of mass destruction">South Korea and weapons of mass destruction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(South_Korea)" title="National Assembly (South Korea)">National Assembly (South Korea)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_South_Korea" title="Judiciary of South Korea">Judiciary of South Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Korea" title="Constitutional Court of Korea">Constitutional Court of Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Korea" title="Supreme Court of Korea">Supreme Court of Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_courts_of_South_Korea" title="High courts of South Korea">High courts</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Economy155" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Economy</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_North_Korea" title="Economy of North Korea">Economy of North Korea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_North_Korea" title="Automotive industry in North Korea">Automotive industry in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_North_Korea" title="Energy in North Korea">Energy in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_North_Korea" title="Telecommunications in North Korea">Telecommunications in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_North_Korea" title="Tourism in North Korea">Tourism in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_North_Korea" title="Transport in North Korea">Transport in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korean_won" title="North Korean won">North Korean won</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_North_Korea" title="Agriculture in North Korea">Agriculture in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Korean_famine" class="mw-redirect" title="North Korean famine">North Korean famine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jangmadang" title="Jangmadang">Jangmadang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mining_in_North_Korea" title="Mining in North Korea">Mining in North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rason_Special_Economic_Zone" title="Rason Special Economic Zone">Rason Special Economic Zone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea" title="Economy of South Korea">Economy of South Korea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_South_Korea" title="Automotive industry in South Korea">Automotive industry in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_inequality_in_South_Korea" title="Economic inequality in South Korea">Economic inequality in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_South_Korea" title="Energy in South Korea">Energy in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_South_Korea" title="Telecommunications in South Korea">Telecommunications in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_South_Korea" title="Tourism in South Korea">Tourism in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_South_Korea" title="Transport in South Korea">Transport in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korean_won" title="South Korean won">South Korean won</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaebol" title="Chaebol">Chaebol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_services_in_South_Korea" title="Financial services in South Korea">Financial services in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_industry_in_South_Korea" title="Fishing industry in South Korea">Fishing industry in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracle_on_the_Han_River" title="Miracle on the Han River">Miracle on the Han River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_South_Korea" title="Science and technology in South Korea">Science and technology in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squatting_in_South_Korea" title="Squatting in South Korea">Squatting in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_unions_in_South_Korea" title="Trade unions in South Korea">Trade unions in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Asian_financial_crisis" title="1997 Asian financial crisis">1997 Asian financial crisis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Demographics155" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Demographics</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Koreans" title="Koreans">Koreans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_North_Korea" title="Demographics of North Korea">Demographics of North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_South_Korea" title="Demographics of South Korea">Demographics of South Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aging_of_South_Korea" title="Aging of South Korea">Aging of South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gender_inequality_in_South_Korea" title="Gender inequality in South Korea">Gender inequality in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Low_birth_rate_in_South_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Low birth rate in South Korea">Low birth rate in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_adoption_of_South_Korean_children" title="International adoption of South Korean children">International adoption of South Korean children</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koreatown" title="Koreatown">Koreatown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean language</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hangul" title="Hangul">Hangul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanja" title="Hanja">Hanja</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_name" title="Korean name">Korean name</a></li></ul> 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title="Korean cuisine">Korean cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Globalization_in_South_Korea" title="Globalization in South Korea">Globalization in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_martial_arts" title="Korean martial arts">Korean martial arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_mythology" title="Korean mythology">Korean mythology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_philosophy" title="Korean philosophy">Korean philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Korea" title="Religion in Korea">Religion in Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ssireum" title="Ssireum">Ssireum</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(wrestling)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_sword" title="Korean sword">Korean sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_tea_ceremony" title="Korean tea ceremony">Korean tea ceremony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tattooing_in_South_Korea" title="Tattooing in South Korea">Tattooing in South Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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in North Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_South_Korea" title="Culture of South Korea">Culture of South Korea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_South_Korea" title="Education in South Korea">Education in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_South_Korea" title="Religion in South Korea">Religion in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoking_in_South_Korea" title="Smoking in South Korea">Smoking in South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_South_Korea" title="Sport in South Korea">Sport in South Korea</a></li> <li>Cultural icons</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Wave" title="Korean Wave">Korean Wave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-pop" title="K-pop">K-pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_in_South_Korea" class="mw-redirect" title="Marriage in South 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