Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Key facts

  • currency: Democratic People's Republic of Korean won
  • capital city: Pyongyang
  • region: Eastern Asia
  • continent: Asia
  • land area: 120,410 km²
  • population: 26,160,821 people
  • political leader: Kim Jong-un (Chairman of the Workers Party of Korea)
Classified as: place

Summary

Dem. People's Rep. Korea is a country. The capital city is Pyongyang, located in the Eastern Asia region of Asia. It has a land area of 120,410 km², a population of 26,160,821 people and uses the currency Democratic People's Republic of Korean won. The Chairman of the Workers Party of Korea is Kim Jong-un.

Location on a map: [40°0′N, 127°0′E]

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Environment

Dem. People's Rep. Korea is one of the countries in Asia, countries in Eastern Asia and 194 countries in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 25,950.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 7.01 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 54.40 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 54.70 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 21.29 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 72.80 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 5.92 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.00 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -74.75 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.79 births per woman
  • Forest area: 60,088 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 62.05 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 81.01 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 32.20
  • Methane emissions: 21.95 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 1.80 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 13,200,116 people
  • Male population: 12,960,706 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 14.70 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 119,025.22 km²
  • Rural population: 9,626,397 people
  • Urban land area: 2,678.34 km²
  • Urban population: 16,534,424 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 3.39 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by population

Cities in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 and urban land area in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Geographical distribution of sites in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by area

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Evolution of historical population in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Evolution of historical urban land area in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical urban population in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between population and date in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and other greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Evolution of historical access to electricity in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Sites in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Proportion of transboundary sites in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by mean width

Wildfires in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 1,469,000 people
  • Democracy score: 1.08
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Individuals using the internet: 0.00 % of population
  • Net migration: -2,000 people
  • Press freedom: 0.94
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 17.61 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical net migration in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Political parties in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Distribution of politicians from Dem. People's Rep. Korea by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Politicians from Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Health

  • Birth rate: 13.06 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 9.35 per 1,000 people
  • Hospital beds: 13.20 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 74
  • Suicide mortality rate: 9.40 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Diseases in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Proportion of diseases in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical deaths in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between cases and deaths in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Business

  • Self-employed workers: 83.02 % of total employment
  • Unemployment: 3.00 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 81.15 % of total employment

Shops in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Companies from Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Proportion of employee types in companies from Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Distribution of companies founded in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical central government debt in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical expense in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical GDP in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical inflation in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Exchanges in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Proportion of shops per country in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Dem. People's Rep. Korea by birth year

Proportion of athletes per gender in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Athletes from Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Proportion of competitions per city in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Competitions in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Proportion of competitions per country in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Distribution of competitions in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by start date

Proportion of medals won by Dem. People's Rep. Korea in the Olympics

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Culture

Artists from Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Distribution of artists from Dem. People's Rep. Korea by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

Geographical distribution of museums in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by visitors

Museums in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Dem. People's Rep. Korea by total students

Distribution of universities in Dem. People's Rep. Korea per foundation year

Universities in Dem. People's Rep. Korea

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