Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
Population
199,321,413
24,589,122
Life Expectancy
72.790 years
69.200 years
Capital City
Brasilia
Largest city
Sao Paulo (population: 10,021,300)
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Human Development Index
0.807
0
GDP per capita
$11,900 US
Literacy Rate
88.6%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.5
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.4%
20.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Eike Batista ($7.5bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances
NA
Political System
federal republic
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Independence date
7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
Religions
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
Languages
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages
Korean
Exports
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
External Debt
$397,500,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
reals (BRL) per US dollar - 1.8644 (2008 est.), 1.85 (2007 est.), 2.1761 (2006), 2.4344 (2005), 2.9251 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.700%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
15
6
Location
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
