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North Korea
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22842 |
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CURRENT ISSUES
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1 / 2003 |
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William Taylor
William Taylor is a former director of national security
studies at West Point, a Distinguished Alumnus of the Center
for Strategic and International Studies, and an adjunct
professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign
Service in Washington, D.C. |
Official Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
Capital: Pyongyang
Geography: North Korea is in northern East Asia with China and Russia on the north and South Korea to the south.
Climate/Topography: Mountains and hills cover nearly the entire country, with narrow valleys and small plains in between. The north and east coasts are the most rugged areas.
Population and people: 21,968,228. Korean
Religion: Activities almost nonexistent; traditionally Buddhist, Confucianist, Christian.
Education: Free, compulsory, ages 6-17; literacy rate 95 percent.
Economy: $22.6 billion GDP; $1,000 per capita. Industries: Textiles, chemicals, machinery, food processing. Agriculture: Corn, potatoes, soybeans, rice.
Government: Communist state: hereditary
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