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| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Chosõn |
| country code ISO: KP //; - FIPS: KN |
| location: East Asia |
| time zone: +9 UT |
| surface (land) area: 122762 sq.km = 47399 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 43° N / South: 38° N / East: 131° E / West: 124° E |
| borders (land): China, Russian Federation, South Korea |
| borders (coastline): Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, East Sea [also referred as: Sea of Japan] (all parts of the NW Pacific Ocean) |
| climate: continental |
| Government |
| independent since: 1948-09-09 |
| type of government: people's republic |
| capital: P'yõngyang |
| administrative division: province (9), special city (3), special district (1) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1993): 21213,378 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 22268,000; 2001: 24063,000 |
| population density: 182 per sq.km = 470 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,7% //; - doubling time: 39 years |
| birth rate: 19 - 22 per 1000 |
| death rate: 5 -7 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 41 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 23 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 71 years (male: 68; female: 74) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 29% //; - 15-59 years: 65% //; - 60+ years: 7% |
| urbanisation: 60% //; - urbanisation growth: 4% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 12% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Korean 99,8%; Chinese 0,2% |
| languages: Korean (official); Chinese |
| religious affiliation: traditional beliefs 16%; Chondogyo 14%; Buddhist 2%; Christian 1%; non religious 66% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 1899 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: 370 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 95% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Won = 100 chõn |
| annual inflation rate: 5% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1390 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 1100 per capita |
| import: USD 2238 per capita //; - export: USD 1095 per capita |
| trade: USD 200 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: CH RU JP |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 43% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,1 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 17% //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: 74% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 43% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: rice, maize, potatoes, cabbages, soybeans, fruit |
| livestock (million): cattle: 0,6 / goats: 2,3 / pigs: 3,1 / poultry: 15,7 / sheep: 0,2 |
| fish catch: 210000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 30% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: cement, crude steel, pig iron, coke, fertilizers, textiles, chemicals, machinery, food processing |
| mining products: coal, iron, lead, copper, zinc, tin, silver, gold, uranium, tungsten, graphite, magnesite, salt, lignite |
| CO2 emission per capita: 10,3 |
| services: labour force: 27% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): 2658 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 687 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 23000, or 31200 km //; - of which paved: 6% //; - of which are motorways: 354 km |
| vehicles: 11 per 1000 |
| railways: 5045, or 8533 km //; - railways passenger/km: 3400 |
| navigable inland waterways: 2253 km |
| ownership telephone: 46 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 110 - 200 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 85 - 115 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 213 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Paektu-san 2744 m, Kwanmo-bong 2540, Puksubaek-san 2520 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): several, of which Sup'ung-ho is the largest one |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Ch'õngch'õn, Nam, Tumen, Yalu, Taedong |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: unknown |
| islands: some small islands like Simm-do, Ka-do, Sok-to, Cho-do |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: unknown |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing historical population statistics of the actual administrative division
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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