🌍 Geography
Location: Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
120,538 km²
Land Area
120,408 km²
Water Area
130 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
1,607 km
Coastline
2,495 km
Bordering Countries
China 1 (N/A km)
352 km; South Korea (237 km)
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; wide coastal plains in west, discontinuous in east
Climate: temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
600m
Natural Resources
coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, precious metals, hydropower
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
26,298,666
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.4%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
35.9 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
13.2 per 1,000
Death Rate
9.2 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- PYONGYANG: 3,158,000 people
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
one of the last centrally planned economies; hard hit by COVID-19, crop failures, international sanctions, and isolationist policies; declining growth and trade, and heavily reliant on China; poor exchange rate stability; economic data integrity issues
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
N/A
GDP (Official Rate)
$16.45 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
N/A
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
null%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
null%
Industry
null%
Services
null%
Major Industries
military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
dictatorship, single-party communist state
Suffrage
17 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
3.63 per 1,000
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
2
Notable Sites
- Koguryo Tombs Complex
- Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
- Mount Kumgang &ndash
- Diamond Mountain from the Sea