North Korea

 Full country name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
 National name: Choson Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk
 National Anthem: Aegukka
 Location: Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea
 Size: North Korea occupies about 55 percent of total land area of the Korean Peninsula, or approximately 120,410 square kilometers of land area
 Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 127 00 E
 Capital: Pyongyang
 Government: Socialist
 Head of State: Kim Jong Il (Chairman of the National Defense Commission)
 Independence: From Japan, August 15, 1945
 Language: Korean
 Religions: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity
 Ethnic Groups: Korean
 Population (2005 est.): 22.9 million (growth rate: 0.9%)
 Literacy rate: 99%
 Currency: Won, 1 Won = 100 Chon
 Exchange Rate: US$1 = 2.20 Won
 GDP: US$29 billion
 Annual Growth: 1.2%