North Korea

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North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country located in East Asia on the Korean Peninsula. The official language is Korean, which is spoken by the entire population as of 2021. Korean serves as the primary language for government administration, formal education, and nationwide communication. The Korean spoken in North Korea differs from that spoken in South Korea in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar, with the differences mainly attributable to the isolation of the North Korean regime and limited contact with the outside world. Although foreign language education is limited, English and Russian are sometimes taught in specialized schools and universities.

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racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese