Capital:
Pyongyang
Area:
120,538 sq km / 46,528 sq ml
Language:
Korean
Currency:
Won
Population:
22,466,481
Life expectancy:
68 (men), 74 (women)
Literacy rate:
99%
Religions:
Chondoist, Buddhist, Christian, traditional beliefs
Physical features:
Wide coastal plain in the west rising to mountains cut by deep valleys in the interior
Ethnic distribution:
Korean with the exception of 50,000 Chinese
Exports:
Coal, iron, copper, textiles, chemicals
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