North Korea: Introduction

Capital: Pyongyang

Population

Total Population: 24,346,229

Natural Increase: 0.4%

Density: 202 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 63.4%

Ethnic Origins: Racially homogeneous; a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese.

Official Language: Korean

Other Languages Spoken: None

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism, Cheondoism, Christianity and Korean shamanism.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Pyongyang

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: North Korean Won (KPW)

Country Overview

Area: 120,540 km²

Type of State: Democratic People's Republic. Communist state. Dictatorship (under a single-party rule).

Type of Economy: Low-income economy.
Country under a trade embargo.

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

26°

Low: 13° | High: 26°

Humidity: 35% | Wind: 26 km/h
Sunrise: 5:16 am | Sunset: 7:49 pm

Pyongyang, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From North Korea, Dial 00
To Make a Call to North Korea, Dial +850

Internet Suffix: .kp

Telephone Lines: 5.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: per 100 Inhabitants

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	3,055	3,580	3,095	4,300	4,800
Exports of Goods (million USD)	1,685	2,060	1,995	3,000	3,700

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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