Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국), or North Korea, is an East Asian nation located in the Korean Peninsula. Though it is split into two nations, the DPRK claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula, saying that the South is actually "Occupied by the US Imperialists".

History
The DPRK was created at the end of the Second World War, when the Soviet and American forces split Korea amongst themselves, into two halves. The Soviets installed Korean partisan Kim Il-Sung to be the ruler of the newly-formed country. Soon after, the DPRK invaded the US-formed Republic of Korea, and quickly pushed them very far south. They were very close to winning, until a US-lead UN force began pushing the DPRK forces north, towards the Chinese border. The Chinese, being concerned with US troops being so close to their border, began to assist the DPRK forces, pushing the UN-ROK force back to the 38th parallel, where a cease-fire was declared and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was constructed in the border at Panmunjom, acting as a buffer zone between the two nations.