Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Paul Kagame
Population
24,589,122
11,689,696
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
58.440 years
Capital City
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Kigali (population: 745,261)
Human Development Index
0
0.435
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
99%
70.4%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
50.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
republic; presidential, multiparty system
Independence date
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 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
Languages
Korean
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
0
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area
120,538 km sq
26,338 km sq
Coastline
2,495 km
0 km
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
