Who is the northwestern  neighbor of the country that boarders Iran on the northeast?
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; Turkmen: Türkmenistan/Түркменистан/توركمنستان , ), formerly known as Turkmenia, is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.
Germany–North Korea relations Germany–North Korea relations (Korean: 독일-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계 ) are the bilateral relations between Germany and North Korea. During the Cold War, East Germany maintained diplomatic relations only with North Korea, while West Germany maintained diplomatic relations only with South Korea. East Germany ceased to exist upon German reunification, which meant that diplomatic relations no longer existed between Germany and North Korea. The two countries appointed protecting powers to represent their interests in the other country, Sweden being the protecting power for Germany, and China being the protecting power for North Korea.