General Information
Capital : Pyongyang
Population : 25,000,000 (1997 estimate)
Area : 46,540 sq m
Official Languages : Korean
Currency : won
Main Cities : Pyongyang
Government :
Form : Communism
Head of state : Kim Jong-il
Head of government : Kim Jong-il
Legislature : Supreme People's Assembly
Executive : President
Judiciary : Central Court (Highest court)
Political Division : The People's Communist Party
National Economy
Agriculture : Rice, corn, potatoes, wheat
Livestock : Pigs, cows, sheep, chickens
Mining : Steel, coal, gold
Industries : Textiles, steel products, agriculture, cement,
Main exports : Steel, cement, minerals
Transportation : Railway
Trading partners : China , Russia , Japan , Western European countries, Hong Kong
People
Urban : 64%
Ethnic composition : 99% Korean
Birth rate : 28 per 1,000 population
Death rate : 5.4 per 1,000 population
Infant mortality : 24 per 1,000 live births.
|
