North Korea
- Official Name:
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
- Area:
- 120.540 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 23.301.725 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 2.495 km
- Capital:
- Pyongyang
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang, Wonsan
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Note: military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned
- Political divisions:
- 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 4 municipalities (si, singular and plural) Provinces: Chagang-do (Chagang), Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong), Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong), Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae), Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae), Kangwon-do (Kangwon), P'yongan-bukto (North P'yongan), P'yongan-namdo (South P'yongan), Yanggang-do (Yanggang) municipalities: Kaesong-si (Kaesong), Najin Sonbong-si (Najin), Namp'o-si (Namp'o), P'yongyang-si (Pyongyang)
- Language(s):
- Korean
- National holiday:
- Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)
- Nationality:
- Korean(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 9.
- Member of:
- ARF, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
- Internet country code:
- .kp
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
North Korean won (KPW) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD1.800 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- ND
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 1,8% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2002 est.)
-
- Agriculture:30%
- Industry: 34%
- Services: 36%
- Labor force:
- 9.600.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2002):
-
- Agriculture 36%
- Industry and services: 64%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- ND
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: ND
- Expenditures: ND
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 1.340.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products
- Exports - Partners:
- China 35%, South Korea 24%, Thailand 9%, Japan 9% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD2.720.000.000 FOB (2005 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, grain
- Imports - partners:
- China 42%, South Korea 28%, Russia 9%, Thailand 8% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 12.000.000.000 (1996)
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