Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Felipe Calderon
Population
24,589,122
114,975,406
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
76.660 years
Capital City
Mexico (Distrito Federal)
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Mexico City (population: 11,285,700)
Human Development Index
0
0.842
GDP per capita
$14,800 US
Literacy Rate
99%
91%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
3.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
22.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Carlos Slim Helu & family ($35.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
5.200%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
federal republic
Independence date
16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by 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
Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)
Languages
Korean
Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note - indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)
Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - 11.016 (2008 est.), 10.8 (2007), 10.899 (2006), 10.898 (2005), 11.286 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
3
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the US and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the US
