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North Korea Facts

North Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, State of East Asia; 120 540 km2, 25.5 million residents (2019).North Korea lies between the Yellow Sea to the west and the Japanese Sea to the east. It occupies about 55 percent of the Korean Peninsula and is separated from South Korea by a 4 km wide demilitarized zone. In the north, the highest parts of the Changbai Mountains, the Yalu River and the Tumen River form a natural border with China, and along lower Tumen, North Korea has a short border with the Russian Federation in the northeast. The capital is Pyongyang (3.4 million residents, 2012).

North Korea Country Flag

Country facts

  • Choson Minjujuni Inmin Konghwaguk / Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  • Country abbreviation: KP
  • Area: 120 540 km2
  • Population (2019): 25.5 million residents
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Main language: Korean
  • State: Republic
  • Head of State: Kim Jong Un
  • Head of Government: Pak Pong Ju
  • GDP per capita: no data available
  • GNI percapita: no information available
  • Currency unit: 1 North Korean won = 100 chon
  • Currency code: KPW
  • Country number (telephony): 850
  • Internet domain name: kp
  • Time difference compared to Sweden: +7.5
  • National Day: September 9 (Proclamation of the Republic, 1948)

Nature

  • Land use: forest (61%), agricultural land (17%), other (22%)
  • Highest mountain: Paektusan (2,744 m above sea level)

Population

  • Population density (2019): 211 residents per km2
  • Natural population growth (2019): 0.5%; birth rate 14 ‰, death rate 9 ‰
  • Age structure (2019): 0-14 years (20%), 15-64 (70%), 65- (10%)
  • Life expectancy (2019): men 68 years, women 76 years
  • Infant mortality (2019): 12 per 1,000 live births
  • Population forecast 2050: 27 million residents
  • HDI: no data available
  • Urbanization rate (2019): 62%
  • Most populous cities (2012): Pyongyang (3.4 million residents), Hamhung – Hungnam (966,600)

Business

  • Industry’s contribution to GDP (2017): agriculture (22%), industry (48%), service (30%)
  • Exports (2017): US $ 4,582 million
  • Main export products: iron, steel, textiles
  • Main exporting countries: China
  • Imports (2017): US $ 4 375 million
  • Main import products: oil, coal, means of transport
  • Main importing countries: China
  • Railway network (2014): 7,400 km

North Korea is highland and mountainous, especially in the north and east. To the south extends the Nangnimber Mountains, which continues into South Korea. The western part of the country is partly smooth and rolling country and has a heavily fragmented coast with a large number of islands facing the Gulf of Korea to the west. The country has a monsoon-influenced, temperate climate. The rainfall is most abundant during the summer.

North Korea is a Socialist People’s Republic with the Communist Party (Korean Workers’ Party) as the leading political force. Although a parliament, the People’s Assembly, exists, the real power lies with the Communist Party. Kim Il Sung formulated the so-called juche ideology, a development and application of Marxism-Leninism to the conditions in North Korea. Since 1972, this has been enshrined in the Constitution as a leading political ideology. North Korea was formed in 1948.

The country is one of the world’s most centrally planned states. Business is characterized by a large, heavy industry and an outdated and inefficient agriculture. Recurring floods since the 1990s followed by severe drought in 2006 mean that the country has suffered from food shortages for many years.

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Read more:

  • North Korea Population
  • Currency in North Korea
  • Where is North Korea Located?
  • North Korea Holidays
  • North Korea Airports
  • North Korea Major Exports
  • What is the Capital of North Korea? Pyongyang
  • North Korea Major Imports
  • North Korea Import Restrictions
  • North Korea Flag and Meaning
  • South Korea Facts
  • Currency in South Korea
  • Where is South Korea Located?

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