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Pyongyang (IPA: /pʰjʌŋjaŋ/) is the capital an largest city of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at 39.031859° N 125.753765° ECoordinates: 39.031859° N 125.753765° E. The official population of the city is not disclosed; given as 2,741,260 in 1993, it was reported as 2.5 and 3.8 million in 2002 and 2003 by Chongryon, a pro-North Korean organization in Japan.

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  • It's said this North Korean capital is the Korean Peninsula's oldest city
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  • In the 1940s this North Korean capital was home to forces of the occupying Soviet army
  • In the Korean War, U.N. forces captured this North Korean capital Ocrober 19, 1950
  • Planes from the USS Valley Forge bombed this North Korean capital during the first few weeks of the war
  • Nytimes.com blogged on the New York Philharmonic's Asian tour, which included a stop in this North Korean capital
  • In June the leaders of North & South Korea met for talks in this capital of North Korea
  • Its monuments include an Arch of Triumph higher than the one in Paris & a statue of Kim Il Sung 66 feet high
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  • It's the other current national capital city that's closest to Seoul
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