nˈɔːɹθ kɚɹˈiːəz fˈɪfθ ænd kˈɜːɹənt kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən wʌz ɐpɹˈuːvd ænd ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ðə wˈʌn pɹˈiːviəsli ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
North Korea's fifth and current constitution was approved and adopted in September 1998, replacing the one previously adopted in 1972.