Guides and Directories

Encyclopedia of the Nations - Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (DPRK) - Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Korea-Democratic-People-s-Republic-of-DPRK.html

CIA - The World Factbook: North Korea - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html

US Library of Congress - Country Study: North Korea - June 1993 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/kptoc.html

Wikipedia: North Korea - Detailed encyclopedia article, available in numerous languages, includes facts and figures, links to related topics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea

Korea.co: Korea, North - Brief information and statistics on the country.
http://korea.co.kr/korealink/kn.html

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: North Korea - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/northkorea/northkorea.html

BBC News - Country Profile: North Korea - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1131421.stm

Infoplease: Korea, North - Brief country profile, history, and map from Information Please almanac.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107686.html

NationMaster - North Korea - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/kn-korea-north

US Department of State - North Korea - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/kn/

MSN Encarta - North Korea - Online encyclopedia article with country profile, history and links to related articles.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761555092/Korea_North.html