North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia. It has a total area of 122,762 square kilometers and a population of around 24.6 million people. North Korea has a communist government led by Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The country's major industries include military products, machine building, chemicals, and mining.

1. NORTH KOREA
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

2. Map

3. Background Information

4.  Capital City = Pyongyang
 Area = 122,762 sq. km. (47,918 sq. mi.)
 Population (2012) = 24.6 million
 Government = Communist State
 Local Divisions = 9 provinces, 4 special cities

5.  Head of State = Kim Jong-un
 Religions= Activities almost
nonexistent, traditionally
Buddhist, Confucianist, Christian
 Ethnic
Groups = Homogeneous, small
Chinese community, few ethnic Japanese
 Literacy = 100%
 Currency = Won(KPW)

6.  Crops = Rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans
 Major Industries = Military
products, machine products, machine
building, electric
power, chemicals, mining, metallurgy, text
iles.
 Organization = UN (1991)