Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
Co-heads of state: Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia, Bishop of Urgel, Spain, and Nicolas Sarkozy of France Head of government: Antoni Marti
Population
24,589,122
85,082
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
82.500 years
Capital City
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Andorra la Vella (population: 20,430)
Human Development Index
0
0
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
25%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Independence date
Religions
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
Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages
Korean
Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
0
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Area
120,538 km sq
468 km sq
Coastline
2,495 km
0 km
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
