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| NORTH KOREA : Country
Profile |
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| Vital Statistics |
| Full Country Name |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Capital |
Pyongyang |
| National Day |
Founding of the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea
(DPRK), 9 September
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| Area |
120,540 sq km |
| Population |
22,912,177 (July 2005 est.) |
| Language |
Korean |
| Religion |
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some
Christian
and syncretic Chondogyo
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| Currency |
North Korean won (KPW) |
| GDP with Growth Rate |
1% (2004 est.) |
| GDP per capita |
$1,400 (2004 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) |
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| Major Industries |
military products; machine building, electric
power, chemicals;
mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc,
lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles,
food processing; tourism |
| Major Trading partners |
China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand |
| Trade Information |
a) Major Export Products
minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures
(including armaments); textiles and fishery products
b) Major Import Products
petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment;
textiles, grain |
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