North Korea May 25, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under North Korea, Country Information North Korea Gentle Words Can Open The Iron Gate. General Population: 24,457,492 (2011) Land Area: 120,540 sq km Natural Resources: Coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydro power Capital: Pyongyang Political System: Communist State State Leader: Kim Jong Il (1994) Head of Government: Choe Yong Rim (2010) Languages: Korean Currency: North Korean Won (KPW) Major Religions: Government Sponsored Religions (Buddhist, Confucianism) Major Ethnicities: Korean 99.9% Life Expectancy: 68.89 years (2011) Economy GDP Official Exchange Rate: 28 billion (2009) GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 40 billion (2009) GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 1,800 (2009) GDP Growth Rate: -0.9% (2009) GDP Structure: Agriculture 23.3%, Industry 43.1%, Services 33.6% (2002) Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 35%, Industry and Services 65% (2008) Industries: Military products, machine building, electric power, chemicals, mining, metallurgy, textiles, food processing, tourism Agriculture Products: Rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs Human Development Index: NA Tourism Revenue: NA Unemployment Rate: NA Military Army Size: 27 000 (2004) Budget: NA Current Situation North Korea is located in East Asia. North Korea is bordered by China, Russia and South Korea. Korea's economy is underdeveloped due to extreme restrictions to international trade. The North Korean government believes in self-sufficiency and isolation, which hampers greatly on economic growth. Photo Gallery Text format Sources : CIA World Factbook: North Korea Wikipedia: North Korea