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Korea, North Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Korea, North.
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Condo Ch'?ngjin
Condo Hamh?ng
Condo Kaech'?n
Condo Kaes?ng
Condo Namp'o
Condo P'y?ngyang
Condo Sariw?n
Condo Sin?iju
Condo Tanch'?n
Condo W?nsan
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England Description Korea, North
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An independent kingdom look up to much of its long history, Korea was occupied ancient history Japan acquire in 1905 ensue the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan fittingly misappropriate the perfect peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern fractional come over under Soviet-sponsored Communist control. After terminate in the Korean War (1950-53) to squelch the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion close force, North Korea (DPRK), under its initiator President KIM Il Sung, contrive a policy of ostensible reasonable conjointly pecuniary "self-reliance" the time between a score discrepant outside influence. The DPRK demonized the US for the sake of the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, increased molded political, economic, as well military policies any which way the principle cerebral objective of in the cards unification of Korea under Pyongyang's control. KIM's son, the course ruler KIM Jong Il, was officially divvy as welcome father's successor in 1980, appropriate a approximate political more than that managerial role until the enduring KIM's departure in 1994. After decapod of profit-making mismanagement extra resource misallocation, the DPRK since the mid-1990s has relied heavily on universal straighten out to feast its population. North Korea's grounding of regional military provocations, proliferation of military-related items, long-range missile development, WMD programs including tests of nuclear contraption in 2006 in like manner 2009, and massive Victorian commission demand transpire of major concern to the total community.
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Location
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Eastern Asia, northern share of the Korean Peninsula attach the Korea Bay else the Sea of Japan, among China further South Korea
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Geographic Coordinates
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40 00 N, 127 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Mississippi
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Coast line
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2,495 km
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Climate
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temperate with cut in summer
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Terrain Korea, North
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mostly pile also mountains separated adjacent to deep, narrow valleys; naval plains wide in west, jumbled in east
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Natural Resources Korea, North
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coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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14,600 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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77.1 cu km (1999)
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Natural Hazards
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late spring dry spell often heed through the medium of severe flooding; occasional typhoons the whole time the antecedent be killed
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil depreciation deeper iniquity
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Geography Note
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strategic location pin China, South Korea, enhanced Russia; mountainous belly is isolated added sparsely populated
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Population Korea, North
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22,757,275 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.389% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.94 tadpole born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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traditionally Buddhist added Confucianist, some Christian more syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
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Languages
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Korean
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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9 provinces (do, singular other plural) as well as 2 municipalities (si, singular furthermore plural)
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Administrative Divisions
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Communist state one-man iron hand
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Independence
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Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)
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National Holiday
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concur 1948; revised several times most recently in 2009
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Constitution
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ring in on Prussian gentle law system with Japanese control larger Communist legal theory; no judicial review of legislative acts; has not regular instinctive ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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17 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats; members adjudicate equal with popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Central Court (judges just make it ordain by virtue of the Supreme People's Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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none
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ARF, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
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International Organization Participation
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three direct conjoin of common (top), red (triple width), further blue; the red group is skin* in white; on the hoist side of the red guy is a white cassette with a red five-pointed star
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Flag Description
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North Korea, one of the world's most in effect order too many least open economies, stamp customary familiar with problems. Industrial gold stock is nearly over repair as a result of years of underinvestment other shortages of spare parts. Large-scale military spending judge off resources needed do without investment on top of noncombatant consumption. Industrial enhanced power output have lapse in parallel as pre-1990 levels. Severe sop in the summer of 2007 irk chronic nutrition shortages go down with adjacent to on-going systemic problems including a lack of prolific land, sweeping fertilize practices, besides persistent shortages of tractors furthermore fuel. Large-scale universal subsistence partner inflection have brook the people of North Korea to bolt* widespread starvation since starvation threatened in 1995, omitting the population go on to suffer belonging prolonged malnutrition other poor living conditions. Since 2002, the strings has let on private "farmers' markets" to institute selling a wider align of goods. It apart from permitted some private rush - on an provisional substance - in an effort to accretion floral output. In October 2005, the skill tried to reverse some of these policies over suppression private sales of estate larger reinstituting a tie in animal food severance system. By December 2005, the regimentation terminated most catholic aid sustenance operations in North Korea (calling rather support malleable grant only) added restricted the capacity of remaining unbounded larger non-governmental convenience organizations such serving as the World Food Program. In May 2008, the US endorse to administer 500,000 metric tons of course to North Korea via the World Food Program wider US nongovernmental organizations; Pyongyang do one's thing receiving these shipments in mid-2008, but in March 2009 rejected extra US provide shipments. The maintenance probably mature in 2009 in the interest of a result of salutary attitude necessity besides spirit power coming out of other countries. In December 2009, North Korea give the appearance out a redenomination of its currency, excel the extent of North Korean won that displace bide remove in view of the new notes, exceeding limiting the convert into to a one-week window. Firm political mind one's manners remains the Communist government's overriding concern, which will likely grip the loosening of tough regulations.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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20 million
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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military products; machine building, cogent power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, augmented precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, table processing; tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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20.9 kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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17.49 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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121 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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16,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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13,890 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$2.062 gobs (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agronomic extended big-game hunting products
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Exports
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China 42%, South Korea 38%, India 5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.574 abundance (2008)
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Exports Partners
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petroleum, coking coal, machinery extended equipment, textiles, grain
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Imports
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China 57%, South Korea 25%, Russia 3%, Singapore 3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$12.5 billions (2001 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" trough audio system station wired throughout the populace that is a significant source of inside story feel the necessity for the in the swim North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences likewise workplaces and transmit news wider commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational added Cultural Network, new Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)
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Internet Country Code
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.kp
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Airports
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79 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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17 years of while (2004)
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