Library of Congress : North Korea

Book Id: WPLBN0000706040
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Library of Congress : North Korea
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Asian literature, Writing.
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Publisher:	University of Oregon Libraries; e-Asia Digital Library


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Excerpt: Major Cities; The largest city is P?yongyang, with a reported 2.7 million in the 1993 census; others, according to size, are Namp?o, Hamhung, Ch?ongjin, Kaesong, Sinuiju, and Wonsan (all with populations of more than 300,000). Independence: August 15, 1945, from Japan; Democratic People?s Republic of Korea founded September 9, 1948. National Public Holidays: New Year?s Day (January 1), Kim Jong Il?s Birthday (February 16-- 17), International Women?s Day (March 8), Day of the Sun (Kim Il Sung?s Birthday, April 15), Army Day (April 25), International Workers? Day (May 1), Fatherland Liberation War Victory Day (July 17), National Liberation Day (August 15), Democratic People?s Republic of Korea Founding Day (September 9), Korean Workers? Party Founding Day (October 10), and Constitution Day (December 27). Also celebrated are Lunar New Year?s Day (variable date in January or February), Tano (Spring festival, variable date in April or May), and Chusok (Autumn festival, September 28-30).