1. NORTH KOREA
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

2. Map

3. Background Information

4.  Capital City = Pyongyang
 Area = 122,762 sq. km. (47,918 sq. mi.)
 Population (2012) = 24.6 million
 Government = Communist State
 Local Divisions = 9 provinces, 4 special cities

5.  Head of State = Kim Jong-un
 Religions= Activities almost
nonexistent, traditionally
Buddhist, Confucianist, Christian
 Ethnic
Groups = Homogeneous, small
Chinese community, few ethnic Japanese
 Literacy = 100%
 Currency = Won(KPW)

6.  Crops = Rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans
 Major Industries = Military
products, machine products, machine
building, electric
power, chemicals, mining, metallurgy, text
iles.
 Organization = UN (1991)