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Est. Population:
25,115,311
Demonym:
Korean
Religions:
Atheist (69.1%)
Christian (1.5%)
Buddhist (0.5%)
Largest City:
Pyongyang (3,255,288)3
Other Cities:
Hamhung (768,551)3
Chongjin (667,929)
Nampo (366,341)
Wonsan (363,127)
Sinuiju (359,341)
Region:
Eastern Asia
Bodies of Water:
Sea of Japan (East)
Yellow Sea (West)
Total Area:
120,538 km2 (99.9% land, 0.1% water)
Total Land:
1,672 km
Total Coastline:
2,495 km
Climate
Temperate
Terrain:
Hills
Mountains
Valleys
Coastal plains
Highest Point
Paektu-san (2,744 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Flooding
Earthquakes
Type:
Communist state, one-man dictatorship
Head of State:
Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un
Head of Government:
Premier Kim Jae-ryong
Admin. Divisions
9 Provinces
2 Municipalities
Independence:
15 August 1945 (from Japan)
Nat'l Symbol:
Red star
Nat'l Anthem:
Aegukka
GDP Per Capita
$1,800 (USD)
Currency
₩ (North Korean Won)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = ₩ (North Korean Won)900.03
Internet Code
.kp
Telephone Code
+850
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/KN (Religious data)
http://bit.ly/2gI8hKs (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 22 November 2016
1Due to its heavy travel and migration restrictions, North Korea is almost entirely racially homogenous. There are small communities of Chinese and Japanese, but these communities are extremely small.
2Syncretic Chongdo, or the Religion of the Heavenly Way, is a state-sponsored religion. Confucianism is also found among several North Korean residents. Numbers for these religions are not readily available.
3 This data is from the 2008 census. Like other data pertaining to North Korea, city population data is difficult to find.
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