PYONGYANG, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Worker's Party of Korea (the WPK), the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the DPRK), will hold a major conference on Tuesday.
The following are some key facts about the country.
The DPRK lies on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and has an area of 122,762 square km with a population of some 22 million.
It borders China to the north, Russia to the northeast, and the Republic of Korea to the south, with Pyongyang as its capital.
About 80 percent of its territory is mountainous or hilly, and the country boasts many beautiful landscapes.
The Korean people have endured misery and hardship in the past. In 1894, Japan invaded the Korean Peninsula and occupied it from 1910 to 1945. Korea was liberated from Japan's colonial rule after World War II.
On Sept. 9, 1948, the founding of the DPRK was proclaimed.
In 1950, the Korean War broke out. After the war ended in 1953, the DPRK's citizens started to rebuild their country under the leadership of the WPK.
Remarkable achievements have been made since then in various fields such as industry, agriculture, national defense, science and technology, culture and education.
In 1972, the 11-year compulsory education started to be implemented in the country. In the 1990s, despite its relatively low per-capita income in the world, the DPRK has caught up with and even surpassed many medium-developed countries in education and health care.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the DPRK government has called on its people to concentrate their efforts on developing the national economy.
In recent years, the WPK and the DPRK government have reiterated the state development goal of building a powerful and prosperous country, with a focus on developing light industry and agriculture.
The People's Republic of China and the DPRK established diplomatic relations on Oct. 6, 1949. From 1950 to 1953, the Chinese People's Volunteers fought side by side with the people of the DPRK against the U.S.-led aggression and finally won a victory.
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