Postavení Severní Koreje v mezinárodním obchodě

In the international environment, North Korea's position is unambiguously characterized and raises many controversial issues. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a state little known in the context of the economy, economic development, social and demographic issues. Therefore, the topic of this diploma thesis is "North Korea's position in international trade".The aim of this diploma thesis is to describe the emergence of North Korea and the de-velopment of its economy after 1948, to analyze the position of North Korea in international trade, to analyze foreign trade in terms of commodity and territorial structure, and to try to find answers to the question of how the small state nuclear power. The work is divided into a series of interrelated parts. The first chapter analyzes the origins and historical development of the DPRK since 1948. In the second chapter the paper deals with economic development, ie basic macroeconomic indicators such as gross domestic product, inflation rate and unemployment. The third part of the thesis deals with North Korea's foreign trade, territorial and commodity structure. The last part, the fourth chapter is devoted to the motives for the development of the nuclear program, the sanctions and the impact on international relations with selected countries.