Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
Population
91,195,675
24,589,122
Life Expectancy
56.560 years
69.200 years
Capital City
Largest city
Addis Ababa (population: 2,757,730)
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Human Development Index
0.389
0
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
42.7%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.6
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
21.4%
20.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Legal
NA
Political System
federal republic
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Independence date
Religions
Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, traditional 4.6%, other 1.8% (1994 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
Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (major foreign language taught in schools) (1994 census)
Korean
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
7
6
Location
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Area
1,104,300 km sq
120,538 km sq
Coastline
0 km
2,495 km
Climate
tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
