Info about Korea, North

Korea is a 600-mile (966-km) peninsula jutting out from Manchuria and China (and a small portion of the USSR). North Korea occupies an area—slightly smaller than Pennsylvania—north of the 38th parallel.
The country is almost completely covered by a series of north-south mountain ranges separated by narrow valleys. The Yalu River forms part of the northern border with Manchuria.

Capital
Pyongyang - 3 228 000 people
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Country lead by
Head of State: Kim Jong II (1994)
Prime Minister: Kim Yong-Il (2007)

Population
23,113,019 (growth rate: 0.8%); birth rate: 15.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 23.3/1000; life expectancy: 71.7; density per sq mi: 497

Land Area
46,490 sq mi (120,409 sq km); total area: 46,541 sq mi (sq km)

Monetary unit
Won

Language
Korean

Ethnicity
racially homogeneous; small Chinese community, a few ethnic Japanese

Religion
Buddhism and Confucianism; religious activities almost nonexistent

Transportation
Railways: total: 5,214 km (2002). Highways: total: 31,200 km; paved: 1,997 km; unpaved: 29,203 km (1999 est.). Waterways: 2,253 km; mostly navigable by small craft only. Ports and harbors: Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang, Wonsan. Airports: 72 (2002).

Internet tld
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