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Brief History. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Communist domination and the southern portion becoming Western oriented. Kim Chong-il has ruled North Korea since his father and the country's founder, president Kim Il-song, died in 1994. After decades of mismanagement, the North relies heavily on international food aid to feed its population, while continuing to expend resources to maintain an army of about 1 million. North Korea's long-range missile development and research into nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community.

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Country Information

Local name: Choson

Capital: Pyongyang

Population: 23,113,019

Government: Communist state one-man dictatorship

Currency: North Korean won (KPW)

Land size: 120,540 sq km

Topography: mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east

Typical foods:

Major exports: minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, fishery products
Information on the People

Official language: Korean

Other languages spoken:

Religions: traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo

Literacy rate: 99%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.94 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 71.65 years

Ethnic groups: racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese

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Famous people: Sun Myung Moon

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