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Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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Reading room at Cultural Palace, Pyongyang

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea joined UNESCO on October 18, 1974.

The country is covered by the UNESCO Office Beijing, a Cluster Office to China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Republic of Korea in the East and South-East Asia Cluster.