Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Karolos Papoulias
Population
24,589,122
10,767,827
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
80.050 years
Capital City
Athens
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Athens (population: 729,137)
Human Development Index
0
0.947
GDP per capita
$26,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
96%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
4.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
14.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Spiro Latsis & family ($3.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
17.300%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
parliamentary republic
Independence date
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
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
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Languages
Korean
Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
Exports
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
External Debt
$583,300,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
4
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
