Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's commencement of work at the Workers' Party Central Committee (DPRK)

Public holidays in North Korea

This is a list of public holidays in North Korea. See also the Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays. As of 2017, the North Korean calendar has 71 official public holidays, including Sundays. In the past, North Koreans relied on rations provided by the state on…

North Korea

Country in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the…

June 19

Day of the year

June 19 is the 170th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 195 days remain until the end of the year.