The main goal of cholesterol-lowering treatment is to lower your LDL level enough to reduce your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack. The higher your risk, the lower your LDL goal will be. To find your LDL goal, see the boxes below for your risk category.
COUNTRY OVERVIEW. LOCATION AND SIZE. North Korea is in eastern Asia and occupies the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. It borders China to the north, Russia to the far northeast, the Sea of Japan / East Sea to the east, South Korea to the south, and the Korean Bay and Yellow Sea to the west. The country covers an area of 120,549 square kilometers (46,543 square miles), making it slightly smaller than the state of Mississippi.
What Type of Government Does North Korea Have? The government of North Korea has been dominated by the ruling Workers' Party of Korea since 1948. Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, Parliament of North Korea. North Korea is a communist state in Eastern Asia bordering Russia, China, and South Korea. The government of North Korea has been dominated by the ruling Workersâ Party of Korea since 1948. The East Asian country has its government structure fashioned on the Soviet model, where the primary principle is self-reliance on its national resources.