Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Population
24,589,122
42,192,494
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
77.140 years
Capital City
Buenos Aires
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Buenos Aires (population: 13,076,300)
Human Development Index
0
0.86
GDP per capita
$17,700 US
Literacy Rate
99%
97.2%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
39.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Gregorio Perez Companc & family ($1.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
7.200%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
republic
Independence date
9 July 1816 (from Spain)
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
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages
Korean
Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French
Exports
soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat
External Debt
$136,800,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - 3.1636 (2008 est.), 3.1105 (2007), 3.0543 (2006), 2.9037 (2005), 2.9233 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
6
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
Area
120,538 km sq
2,780,400 km sq
Coastline
2,495 km
4,989 km
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
mostly temperate; arid in southeast; subantarctic in southwest
