North Korea's national anthem is called "Aegukka" which celebrates the country's history and people. The document provides background information on North Korea such as its capital Pyongyang, population of 24.8 million people, and communist government led by a dictator. It discusses topics like women's rights, censorship, the military, economy, and foreign relations. Women are expected to work but still face some inequality and traditional gender roles. The country has very strict censorship and its own internal internet.

1. North Korea
(DPRK)

2. National Anthem of North Korea (DPRK)
“Aegukka”
Let morning shine on this land
Filled with the wealth of silver and gold,
My beautiful three thousand Li Fatherland
With a five thousand year history.
Raised up with a brilliant culture,
This glory to a wise people!
All our bodies and minds let us pledge
To supporting this Korea forever.
Embracing all the spirits of Paektu Mountain
And preserving spirit and mindset of labour,
May the firm will, bonded with truth,
Surpass all of the world.
Releasing even our strength like raging waves,
The country established by the will of the people,
This Korea, limitlessly rich and strong,
May its path be filled with light forever!
아침은 빛나라 이 강산
은금에 자원도 가득한
삼천리 아름다운 내 조국
반만년 오랜 력사에
찬란한 문화로 자라난
슬기론 인민의 이 영광
몸과 맘 다 바쳐 이 조선
길이 받드세
백두산 기상을 다 안고
근로의 정신은 깃들어
진리로 뭉쳐진 억센 뜻
온 세계 앞서 나가리
솟는 힘 노도도 내밀어
인민의 뜻으로 선 나라
한없이 부강하는 이 조선
길이 빛내세

3. Basic Demographics/Statistics
Country:
Capital: Pyongyang
Location: Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula.
Total Square Kilometers: 120,538 = 74,898. Square Miles
Climate: Temperate with rainfall concentrated in the summer
Terrain: Mostly hills and Mountains separated by deep narrow valleys; coastal plains
wide in the west
Natural Resources: Coal, Lead, Zinc, Graphite, Iron Ore, Copper, Gold, Pyrites and
Salt
People:
Population: 24,851,627 as of July 2014
Ethnic Groups : Homogeneous ( Meaning that they are almost purely Korean and the
Amount of other ethnic groups contribute to less than 1%)
Languages: Korean ( only language spoken)
Religions: Traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist
Birth Rate: 14.51 births/1,000 of the Population
Life Expectancy: Male 65.96 Female: 73.86
Government Type: Communist state, One-man Dictatorship
Conventional Long Form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

4. Women’s Rights
Women in North Korea are expected to fully participate in the
labor force outside of the home. Women are to give a full
eight hours of work per day unless they have three or more
children, then they are permitted to work a six hour day and
receive an eight hour pay day. No able bodied person,
including women, are allowed to be left out of the work force
for the good of the country.

5. Women’s Rights Cont’d.
While women are now allowed to receive education and work for pay,
they are not at the same level as men. Male children are still preferred
over female, all of the housework is done by the women including
cooking a morning, midday and evening meal, and most women work in
the light industry and are not able to acquire the same pay as men.
Also, as children boys and girls are separated and are put in different
schools. Boys education is focused more on physical education
and girls education focuses more on home economics.

6. Censorship
No Facebook, no Twitter and certainty no foreign sources that mention
North Korea. North Korea was named the most oppressed country in a
electronic article that was published in the U.S. , but no one in North
Korea is going to see it. North Korea has there own internet that have
their own sites. They use a internet service similar to Mozilla Firefox,
but citizens are not allowed to accesses just anything. Every website is
monitored by the government and is produced by the government.
“Citizens are essentially starved of any information other than
government propaganda” says Dave Lee a technology reporter for BBC
news.

7. Military
• North Korean People’s Army
• Ground Forces
• Navy
• Air Force
• Civil Security Forces
• 18 is the legal minimum age to join the army and ages 16-
17 are the minimum legal ages for voluntary services
North Korea has diplomatic relations with: Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay,
Uruguay, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, United States, Bhutan, Israel,
Japan, Saudi Arabia, and most islands in Oceania.
South Korea does not recognize North Korea as an official state.

8. Economy
North Korea top exports are coal briquettes, iron ore, Non-Knit women’s coats,
Non-Knit men’s suits and Non-Knit men’s coats. The total country trades in exports are
2.7 billion dollars. North Korea export to countries such as Syria, Libya, China and
many more Middle Eastern and Asian countries.
North Koreas to imports are crude petroleum, refined petroleum, delivery trucks,
corn and Synthetic filament yarn woven fabric. The total country trades in imports are
4.12 billion dollars. North Korea imports from South Korea, European Union among
many other Asian Countries.

9. Fun Facts
• When browsing the North Korean internet, if you come upon a past
or present leaders name their name will be in slightly bigger font.
• Pot is 100% legal
• In North Korea the year is 102 instead of 2014. The calendar is based
off of Kim II-Sung’s date of birth.
• Almost no traffic lights work in North Korea.
• North Korea has their own movie version of “Godzilla” called
“Pulgasari”
• Visiting Kim Jong-il’s body is the country’s most popular attraction.

10. Bibliography
• "North Korea: The Role of Women". RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available:
http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9534.html
• "Aegukka". RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegukka
• "Traditional Role of Women". RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available:
http://www.korea4expats.com/article-traditional-role-of-women-korea.html
• "North Korea: On the net in world's most secretive nation". RetrievedNovember , 2014
Available: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-20445632
• "How does North Korea make its money?". RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available:
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/09/business/north-korea-economy-explainer/
• "North Korea Export, Import and Trade". RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available:
http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/north_korea/export-import.html
• "OEC: North Korea (PRK) Profile of Exports, Imports and Trade Partners".
RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available: http://atlas.media.mit.edu/profile/country/prk/
• "The World Factbook: North Korea ". RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kn.html
• "Foreign Relations of North Korea ". RetrievedNovember , 2014 Available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki_Foreign_relations_of_North_Korea