North Korea
Facts
Area:
Total: 74,898 sq miles
Land: 74,818 sq miles
Water: 80 sq miles
Climate:
Temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
Elevation Extremes:
Lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 ft
Highest point: Paektu-san 9,002 ft
Population:
22,665,345
Ethnic Groups:
Pracially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
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
Languages:
Korean
Country name
Conventional long form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Conventional short form: North Korea
Local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk
Local short form: Choson
Abbreviation: DPRK
Government type:
Communist state one-man dictatorship
Capital:
Pyongyang
Independence:
15 August 1945 (from Japan)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$1,800 (2008 est.)
Currency:
North Korean won (KPW)
Time Zone:
GMT +9
Country Dialing Code:
+850
Electricity:
110/220V 60HzHz