Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
Population
1,951,591
24,589,122
Life Expectancy
78.090 years
69.200 years
Capital City
Doha
Largest city
Doha (population: 344,939)
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Human Development Index
0.899
0
GDP per capita
$104,300 US
Literacy Rate
89%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
6.5
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
20.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
0.400%
Death Penalty
Legal
NA
Political System
emirate
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Independence date
3 September 1971 (from UK)
Religions
Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
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
Languages
Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
Korean
Exports
liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
External Debt
$125,300,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
10.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Area
11,586 km sq
120,538 km sq
Coastline
563 km
2,495 km
Climate
arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
