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PRK · Asia · pop. 25.9M · generated 11 Jul 2026, 06:03 UTC
COMPOSITE RISK
Severe risk driven by Governance (severe — very poor press freedom (12/100, RSF 2024)), Corruption & Financial Crime (severe — FATF high-risk jurisdiction (black list — call for action)), Economic Fragility (severe — OECD country risk category 7/7 — highest risk (OECD CRC 2026)), Labour & Human Rights (high — forced labour exposure across 7 goods (US DOL TVPRA 2023)), Environmental (high — poor air quality (PM₂.₅ 30 μg/m³ annual mean, Copernicus CAMS 2020)), and Sanctions (moderate — notable sanctions exposure (666 designations, 26/M pop.)).
FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
7 GOODShigh
Bricks, Cement, Coal, Gold, Iron +2 more
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA · 2023 · link ↗
SANCTIONS · EU/OFAC/UN/UK/SECO
666 DESIGNATIONSmoderate
EU 250 · OFAC 227 · UN 82 · UK 107 · SECO 0
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
7/100 INTENSITY
90-day CAMEO violent event intensity (normalized 0-100)
SOURCE: GDELT · queried 11/07/2026 · link ↗
FATF STATUS
BLACK LISTEDsevere
Financial Action Task Force — high-risk jurisdiction subject to a call for action
SOURCE: FATF · 2026 · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
91.3/120high
Fund for Peace — higher = more fragile
SOURCE: Fragile States Index · 2024 · link ↗
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
11.5/100severe
Reporters Without Borders — higher = more free
SOURCE: RSF Press Freedom · 2024 · link ↗
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Jul 2026
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
34/100high
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index — higher = better adapted (vuln. 53%, ready 22%)
SOURCE: ND-GAIN · 2023 · link ↗
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO NORMLEX
4/8moderate
ILO fundamental conventions ratified — higher = stronger labour protections
SOURCE: ILO NORMLEX · 2026 · link ↗
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: Jul 2026
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
Last fetch attempt: —
Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
[S/1] SCORECARD aggregates publicly available country risk indicators from official sources. It supports geopolitical risk scoring but does not constitute a final risk decision and is not a substitute for entity-level assessment. Verify outputs manually.
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