Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Vaclav Klaus
Population
24,589,122
10,177,300
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
77.380 years
Capital City
Prague
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Praha (population: 1,165,580)
Human Development Index
0
0.897
GDP per capita
$27,400 US
Literacy Rate
99%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
5.2
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
16%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Petr Kellner ($6.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
8.500%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
1 January 1993 (Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
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 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)
Languages
Korean
Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)
Exports
machinery and transport equipment 52%, raw materials and fuel 9%, chemicals 5% (2003)
External Debt
$101,600,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
koruny (CZK) per US dollar - 17.037 (2008 est.), 20.53 (2007), 22.596 (2006), 23.957 (2005), 25.7 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.150%
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
