🇰🇵 Korea, North
East and Southeast Asia
Page last updated: August 27, 2025
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Introduction
Geography
People and Society
Environment
Government
Economy
Energy
Communications
Transportation
Military and Security
Space
Transnational Issues
Introduction
Background
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Geography
Location
Geographic coordinates
Map references
Area
Area - comparative
Area comparison map:
Land boundaries
Coastline
Maritime claims
Climate
Terrain
Elevation
Natural resources
Land use
Irrigated land
Population distribution
Natural hazards
Geography - note
People and Society
Population
Comparison rankings: total 56; female 54; male 56
Nationality
Ethnic groups
Languages
Religions
Age structure
2024 population pyramid:
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate
Death rate
Net migration rate
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas - population
Sex ratio
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate
Gross reproduction rate
Drinking water source
Physician density
Sanitation facility access
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption per capita
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
Child marriage
Education expenditure
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Environment
Environmental issues
International environmental agreements
Climate
Land use
Urbanization
Carbon dioxide emissions
Particulate matter emissions
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Geoparks
Government
Country name
Government type
Capital
Administrative divisions
Legal system
Constitution
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Political parties
International organization participation
Independence
National holiday
Flag
National symbol(s)
National color(s)
National anthem(s)
National heritage
Economy
Economic overview
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP per capita
GDP (official exchange rate)
Agricultural products
Industries
Labor force
Unemployment rate
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Exports - partners
Exports - commodities
Imports - partners
Imports - commodities
Exchange rates
Energy
Electricity access
Electricity
Comparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 154; consumption 73; installed generating capacity 71
Electricity generation sources
Coal
Petroleum
Energy consumption per capita
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines
Telephones - mobile cellular
Broadcast media
Internet country code
Transportation
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports
Heliports
Railways
Merchant marine
Ports
Military and Security
Military and security forces
Military expenditures
Military and security service personnel strengths
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
Military service age and obligation
Military deployments
Military - note
Space
Space agency/agencies
Space launch site(s)
Space program overview
Transnational Issues
Trafficking in persons
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Introduction
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People and Society
Environment
Government
Economy
Energy
Communications
Transportation
Military and Security
Space
Transnational Issues