North East Korea
21-11-2004, 10:56
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World Factbook Entry for North East Korea
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Location: North-eastern area of Korea, along the Chinese mountain range and the Sea of Japan
Capital: Kimch'aek
Conventional Long Form: The People's Republic of North East Korea
Conventional Short Form: North East Korea
Local Long Form: The People's Republic
Local Short Form: The Republic
Land Use:
Arable Land: 32%
Permanent Crops: 38%
Other: 30%
Land Boundaries:
Coastline of the Sea of Japan
Russia
China
North Korea
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Sea: 12nm
(Territorial Sea is a Military Exclusion Zone - no aircraft or vessels allowed without permission)
Climate:
Temperate climate with infrequent rainfall because of mountain range.
Natural Hazards:
late spring droughts; occasional typhoons during the early fall
Natural Resources: Coal, Salt, Hydropower, Iron Ore
Population: 6,000,000
Age Structure
0-16: 24.6%
17-65: 64.8%
65 and over: 7.6%
Median Age
Total: 31.4 years
Male: 30.2 years
Female: 32.6 years
Life Expectancy at Birth
total population: 71.08 years
male: 68.38 years
female: 73.92
Ethnic Groups:
Predominately Korean, small Chinese and Russian groups
Religions:
Traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), Small group Russian Orthadox
Languages:
Korean (Official)
Chinese
Russian
English
Literacy: 87% of all Adults can read and write. Government currently planning steps to increase this to 100% in the future.
Government: Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Chief of State: President Zhou Ke hui (Since November 2004 - next election to be held N/A)
(Note: Preisdent Zhou Ke hui is also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the North East Korean Armed Forces, a position usually held by the highest authority of the nation.)
Head of Government: Preisdent Zhou Ke hui (Since November 2004 - next election to be held N/A)
Cabinet: Appointed by the Head of Government and ratified by the Chief of State
Elections: N/A (Note: Current administration is a Proletariat Dictatorship)
Election results: N/A (See above note)
Economy Overview: Currently facing problems due to shortage of Capital stock due to underinvestment and lack of spare parts. Current administration intends to create better trade links with other Communist nations through the sale of primary materials. Current Administration also intends to increasingly centralise economic planning, including compulsory retraining and job movement to ensure growth of prospective areas of the economy.
Military Overview:
Total Troops: 42,000
(By Military Arm)
Army: 20,000
Navy: 10,000
Air Force: 10,000
National Holiday: Independence Day, 20th November
National History:
Seceeded from the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea on the 20th November, 2004 during a Coup organised by the region's leading military officer, General Zhou Ke hui. Currently under Martial Law, the nation is calling to be recognised by governments of the world as an autonomous state. Martial Law expected to be called off by the end of November.
World Factbook Entry for North East Korea
http://www.geocities.com/falkor0/nkoreamap2.JPG
Location: North-eastern area of Korea, along the Chinese mountain range and the Sea of Japan
Capital: Kimch'aek
Conventional Long Form: The People's Republic of North East Korea
Conventional Short Form: North East Korea
Local Long Form: The People's Republic
Local Short Form: The Republic
Land Use:
Arable Land: 32%
Permanent Crops: 38%
Other: 30%
Land Boundaries:
Coastline of the Sea of Japan
Russia
China
North Korea
Maritime Claims:
Territorial Sea: 12nm
(Territorial Sea is a Military Exclusion Zone - no aircraft or vessels allowed without permission)
Climate:
Temperate climate with infrequent rainfall because of mountain range.
Natural Hazards:
late spring droughts; occasional typhoons during the early fall
Natural Resources: Coal, Salt, Hydropower, Iron Ore
Population: 6,000,000
Age Structure
0-16: 24.6%
17-65: 64.8%
65 and over: 7.6%
Median Age
Total: 31.4 years
Male: 30.2 years
Female: 32.6 years
Life Expectancy at Birth
total population: 71.08 years
male: 68.38 years
female: 73.92
Ethnic Groups:
Predominately Korean, small Chinese and Russian groups
Religions:
Traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), Small group Russian Orthadox
Languages:
Korean (Official)
Chinese
Russian
English
Literacy: 87% of all Adults can read and write. Government currently planning steps to increase this to 100% in the future.
Government: Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Chief of State: President Zhou Ke hui (Since November 2004 - next election to be held N/A)
(Note: Preisdent Zhou Ke hui is also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the North East Korean Armed Forces, a position usually held by the highest authority of the nation.)
Head of Government: Preisdent Zhou Ke hui (Since November 2004 - next election to be held N/A)
Cabinet: Appointed by the Head of Government and ratified by the Chief of State
Elections: N/A (Note: Current administration is a Proletariat Dictatorship)
Election results: N/A (See above note)
Economy Overview: Currently facing problems due to shortage of Capital stock due to underinvestment and lack of spare parts. Current administration intends to create better trade links with other Communist nations through the sale of primary materials. Current Administration also intends to increasingly centralise economic planning, including compulsory retraining and job movement to ensure growth of prospective areas of the economy.
Military Overview:
Total Troops: 42,000
(By Military Arm)
Army: 20,000
Navy: 10,000
Air Force: 10,000
National Holiday: Independence Day, 20th November
National History:
Seceeded from the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea on the 20th November, 2004 during a Coup organised by the region's leading military officer, General Zhou Ke hui. Currently under Martial Law, the nation is calling to be recognised by governments of the world as an autonomous state. Martial Law expected to be called off by the end of November.