Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
Population
6,090,646
24,589,122
Life Expectancy
73.690 years
69.200 years
Capital City
San Salvador
Largest city
San Salvador (population: 525,990)
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Human Development Index
0.747
0
GDP per capita
$7,600 US
Literacy Rate
80.2%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3.9
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7%
20.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
7.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances
NA
Political System
republic
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
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
