Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Population
24,589,122
18,056,072
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
54.590 years
Capital City
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Luanda (population: 2,776,170)
Human Development Index
0
0.484
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99%
67.4%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
1.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
37.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
republic; multiparty presidential regime
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
indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
Languages
Korean
Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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
Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Namibia and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
120,538 km sq
1,246,700 km sq
Coastline
2,495 km
1,600 km
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (November to April)
