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Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

PRK

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 25.8 million population; low-income economy. Exports: mineral fuels, machinery, textiles; imports: machinery, mineral fuels, food. Communist autocracy. Under maximum UN Security Council sanctions. Nuclear weapons state with advancing ICBM capability. ~90% of trade with China. 60.0% poverty; #141 Big Mac Index.

Headline valuation

Enterprise value
$1.28T
Scenario range
$1.27T to $1.28T
Confidence
60.0%
Integration scenario
Contested Integration

Balance sheet

Total assets
$1.32T
Total liabilities
$45.1B
Base enterprise value
$1.28T

Creditor concentration

Risk score (0-100)
29.1
Buyer autonomy
high
Creditor HHI
0.3466

Climate & resources

Climate status
Desperate (Rank 37 of 212, 1 = most desperate)
Water tier
MODERATE
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.62
ND-GAIN readiness
0.32

Top acquisition targets (Korea, Dem. People's Rep. as buyer)

Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Korea, Dem. People's Rep. acquiring this target.

  1. Mongolia (MNG): probability 0.24, deal value $107.6B, driver: Human_Capital + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Buyer_Governance(0.25)
  2. Bhutan (BTN): probability 0.15, deal value $27.9B, driver: Human_Capital + Political_Risk + Climate_Desperation(0.99) + Distance_Proximal(3563km) + Buyer_Governance(0.25)
  3. Turkmenistan (TKM): probability 0.15, deal value $294.3B, driver: Human_Capital + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Regional(5723km) + Buyer_Governance(0.25)
  4. Cambodia (KHM): probability 0.14, deal value $68.7B, driver: Human_Capital + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Proximal(3686km) + Buyer_Governance(0.25)
  5. Nepal (NPL): probability 0.13, deal value $153.2B, driver: Human_Capital + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Proximal(3925km) + Buyer_Governance(0.25)

About this valuation

This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework, a five-scenario model that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the full methodology for the formulas and data sources. The asset bases are computed by the framework; this entity is not in the World Bank Changing Wealth of Nations accounts.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies

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