Most Recent & Current Communist Nations In The World

North Korea (DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

Korea, which was occupied by Japan in World War II, was divided following the war into a Russian-dominated north and an American-occupied south. At the time, no one thought the partition would be permanent.North Korea did not become a communist country until 1948 when South Korea declared its independence from the North, which quickly declared its own sovereignty. Backed by Russia, Korean communist leader Kim Il-Sung was installed as leader of the new nation.