Surface: North Korea has a total area of around 120,500 sq. km.
Population: North Korea has a population of nearly 23,113,000 people with Buddhists and Confucianists forming a major portion of the population.
System of government: North Korea is a communist state with a highly authoritative regime.
Capital: Pyongyang with a population of approximately 3,000,000 is the capital of North Korea.
Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity are the most important religions.
Official Language: Korean is the official language of this country.
Government: North Korea is a communist state with a highly authoritative regime.
Climate: North Korea experiences temperate climate.
Units of measure and electricity: North Korea follows the metric system of measurement and the official electrical unit is 220V and 50Hz.
Time Zone: The North Korean standard time is GMT + 9.
Currency: North Korean Won (1$=142.45KPW)
Travel documents required: Visa is a must for all; visitors from South Korea and the US are generally not allowed into the country.
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| Economy |
North Korea has a planned economy with all the major means of production controlled completely by the government. It is an industrialised nation specialising in the production of machine tools, military products, chemicals and so forth. Important agricultural products are rice, potato, soybeans etc.
The only way to visit the country is through organised tours as tourism is under state control; these tours may charge anything between KPW 10,000 and KPW 30,000 per day. |
| Cities: Vacations and Tourism |
| Kaesong |
Pyongyang |
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