Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
Population
46,912,768
24,589,122
Life Expectancy
53.140 years
69.200 years
Capital City
Largest city
Dar es Salaam (population: 2,698,650)
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Human Development Index
0.503
0
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
69.4%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
30.4%
20.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
NA
Political System
republic
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Independence date
Religions
mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
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
Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages
Korean
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
6
Location
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Area
947,300 km sq
120,538 km sq
Coastline
1,424 km
2,495 km
Climate
varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
