What is the difference between North Korea and South Korea?

North Korea's political system

The North Korean system advocates socialism and reveals that the Joseon Rodong Party dominates the state, but unlike other countries that advocate socialism, it has characteristics as an absolute power system centered on "receipt."


South Korea's View of North Korea 

From the perspective of the Republic of Korea, North Korea is regarded as an anti-state organization and a partner in dialogue and cooperation based on Articles 3 and 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea. In accordance with Articles 3 and 4 and related laws of the Constitution, the area dominated by the unincorporated division, this unincorporated division, in other words, "political organizations similar to local governments" was referred to as North Korea and defined as anti-state organizations.


Are North and South Korea separate countries?

There is no territorial provision in the North Korean Constitution, but the Korean Labor Party's convention claims the entire Korean Peninsula and its annexed islands as their territory. It is recognized as a state in the international community except for the Republic of Korea, Israel, and Japan. However, in real life, not only South Korea but also the above two countries treat North Korea as a country in practice. The effective controlling area is 123,214 로, accounting for about 55% of the total area of the two Koreas. It is slightly larger than Cuba and Bulgaria, and slightly smaller than Greece and Nicaragua.


North Korea's one-man dictatorship

Originally, it was formed by advocating a democratic republic with the help of the Soviet Union in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, but at this point, a family of three generations, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, and Kim Jong-un, is hereditary and dictatorship. In Marx's argument that removing private ownership would make all people equal and free from exploitation, the Kim Il-sung family used it to make his family an absolute power by faithfully fulfilling only "absorbing all personal property and authority." 

The rest of the arguments were imitated or ignored even Marx's will, like the concept of hereditary succession. In order to gain and maintain absolute power, the Kim Il-sung family implemented systems that are difficult to find in socialist countries, such as the Ryeung-je system, which required permission to leave their residences, the class system, and the distribution system that was transformed into a means of controlling residents.


North Korea's recent changes in its political system 

However, since all these controls make it impossible for residents to survive, changes for survival, such as the collapse of the rationing system and marketization, may begin from below. Therefore, North Korean residents are considered to be quite dual. North Korea's state-run media are increasingly criticizing the North Korean authorities' rejection of the norms of "non-socialism." At the same time, ignoring these changes makes it difficult for the regime to survive, and the North Korean authorities also condone these changes to some extent.


Changes in Relations between North and South Korea 

The Republic of Korea, which is effectively located in the south of the Korean Peninsula, has been politically influenced or affected by the Korean War since the establishment of the regime. to live in North Korea for a while Displaced people and their descendants who defected to South Korea have had a great influence on Korean society, and North Korean defectors are also increasingly affecting South Korea, such as producing lawmakers or entertainers. 

North Korea is a concept that encompasses the ruling region of the North Korean regime and includes both aspects of the North Korean regime's intention and other aspects. One of the most conflicting issues in South Korean politics is the nature of the North Korean regime, and there is a big difference in opinion on what is inside the North Korean regime.