North Korea - A Communist Might
Demographics: 1940's-1950's Demographics: 2000- Current
People and Society
Population: 9,000,000 Ethnic Group: North Korean Languages: Korean Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism Male to Female: Male:97.1% - Female: 100% Death Toll: 1,500,000(consisting of North Koreans & Chinese) Government Party: Communist (One man dictatorship) Capital: Pyongyang Total Area of Land: 85,000 square miles President: Kim-Il-Sung (Past) Allies: China, USSR(Soviet Union) Enemies: U.N (United Kingdom), United States -Noko committed 1,633,000 democides between 1947 & 1987 -By June 50, North Korean forces numbered 150,000 - 200,000 -Between 1946-1950, North Korea sent 10,000 youths to USSR -Estimated Military Strength: 135,000 men+ Religion -Historically, North Korea's religion was focused on Confucianism, but to a lesser extent, Buddhism was also important -Roman Catholic churches and Protestant missionaries arrived in North Korea in the 18th and 19th century. -During the Japanese Occupation, Christianity had rapidly increased in followers - After World War II, there were practically no more Christian missionaries left -When Soviets occupied the first half of North Korea, many Christians fled to South Korea Geography -Toward the end of World War II, the USSR (Soviet Union) declared war on Japan, and by August 10, 1945 the Soviets occupied the northern part of the Korean Peninsula -In 1950, the conflict on the boarder of North and South Korea had led to the beginning of the Korean War -North Korea is separated from South Korea by a ceasefire line that was set along the 38th parallel. |
People and Society
Population: 24,589,122 (July 2012) Ethnic Group: Racially homogenous; North Korean, some Japanese, some Chinese Languages: Korean Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism, some Christian, Chondogyo Birth Rate: 14.51 births/ 1,000 population Death Rate: 9.21 deaths/ 1,000 population Government Party: Communist (One man dictatorship) Capital: Pyongyang Total Area of Land: 120,538 square kilometers President: Kim-Jong-Un (Current Supreme Leader) Allies: China, Russia Enemies: South Korea, U.N (United Nations including United States) -Estimated Military Strength: 10,000,000 total+ -Nuclear Bombs: Unknown Currently -Much of Korea's profit is sent to North Korea's military program -North Korea has 12 facilities that produce chemical and other nuclear products -Service Age of 17 or older to serve in Military Religion -Autonomous religious activities are almost nonexistent; government sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom -Percent of Buddhists: 60% -Percent of Protestant: 0.04% -Percent of Catholics: 0.00017% -North Korea does not allow religion to be spread, and does not allow any type of religion to be practiced Geography -Land boundaries; total - 1671.5 km of land -Coastline - 2,496 km - North Korea's national resources consist of: iron, coal, gold, zinc,graphite, coal, magnesite, hydro power, ect -Environment: Current issues: water pollution, hazardous wastes, waterborne disease, soil erosion - North Korea is strategically located bordering China, South Korea, and Russia -North Korea's terrain is mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plain in the West; discontinued in the East |