Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Population
24,589,122
1,274,709
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
73.580 years
Capital City
Tallinn
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Tallinn (population: 394,024)
Human Development Index
0
0.871
GDP per capita
$20,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
99.8%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
6.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
20.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
12.100%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
parliamentary republic
Independence date
20 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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
Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Languages
Korean
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
Exports
machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007)
External Debt
$25,220,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
2
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
