Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President, ruler of Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Population
24,589,122
5,314,317
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
76.710 years
Capital City
Abu Dhabi
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Dubai (population: 1,137,350)
Human Development Index
0
0.903
GDP per capita
$48,800 US
Literacy Rate
99%
77.9%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
5.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
22.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family ($7.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
2.400%
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
Independence date
2 December 1971 (from UK)
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
Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - 3.673 (2008 est.), 3.673 (2007), 3.673 (2006), 3.6725 (2005), 3.6725 (2004) note: officially pegged to the US dollar since February 2002
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.100%
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
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
