Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Idriss Deby
Population
24,589,122
10,975,648
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
48.690 years
Capital City
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
N'Djamena (population: 721,081)
Human Development Index
0
0.389
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99%
25.7%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
1.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
5.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
republic
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
Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
Languages
Korean
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
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
