Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Bronislaw Komorowski
Population
24,589,122
38,415,284
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
76.250 years
Capital City
Warsaw
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Warsaw (population: 1,702,140)
Human Development Index
0
0.875
GDP per capita
$20,600 US
Literacy Rate
99%
99.8%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
4.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
18%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Zygmunt Solorz-Zak ($1.0bn US)
Unemployment Rate
12.400%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
republic
Independence date
11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)
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 89.8% (about 75% practicing), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.3%, other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3% (2002)
Languages
Korean
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census)
Exports
machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003)
External Debt
$320,000,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - 2.3 (2008 est.), 2.81 (2007), 3.1032 (2006), 3.2355 (2005), 3.6576 (2004) note: zlotych is the plural form of zloty
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
10
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Central Europe, east of Germany
Area
120,538 km sq
312,685 km sq
Coastline
2,495 km
440 km
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers
