Area 120,538 sq km (46,540 sq mi)
Poplation 22,466,000
Capital city Pyonyang (2,725,000)
Government Single -party people's republic
Ethnicity Groups: Korean 99%
Language Korean (official)
Religions Buddhism and Confucianism
Currency North Korean won = 100 chon

The Democratic people's Republic of Korean occupies the northen part of the Korean peninsula which extends south from nort-eastern China.

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