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    General Information
    Region    Eastern Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   25 779
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   214.1
    Capital city    Pyongyang
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   3 060.9b
    UN membership date    17-Sep-91
    Surface area (km2)   120 538a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   95.7
    National currency    North Korean Won (KPW)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   107.7c,b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)13 94516 28317 487d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)-0.5-1.1-4.1d
    GDP per capita (current US$)571649.9687.9d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)20.821.623.3d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)48.246.243.7d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)53.354.553.7d
    Employment in agriculturee (% of employed)53.55251.1
    Employment in industrye (% of employed)15.414.513.2
    Employment in servicese (% employed)31.133.535.7
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)2.92.92.8
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)74.2 / 88.073.7 / 87.773.3 / 87.7
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)98105102f
    International trade: exportse (million current US$)8829871 080b
    International trade: importse (million current US$)1 9572 6043 273b
    International trade: balancee (million current US$)- 1 075- 1 617- 2 194b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth rateg (average annual %)0.50.50.5
    Urban population (% of total population)60.461.362.1b
    Urban population growth rateg (average annual %)0.80.8...
    Fertility rate, totalg (live births per woman)21.91.9
    Life expectancy at birthg (females/males, years)71.8 / 64.874.1 / 67.275.4 / 68.3
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)22.6 / 12.920.9 / 12.719.8 / 15.1
    International migrant stocke (000/% of total pop.)44.0 / 0.248.5 / 0.249.4 / 0.2b
    Infant mortality rateg (per 1 000 live births)27.318.513.9
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.3h3.5i3.7a
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)99.4 / 99.4j94.7 / 94.5112.8 / 112.8d
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...93.3 / 92.3... / ...
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)20.6 / 40.8j20.0 / 36.118.2 / 35.5d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)15.616.317.6k
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internete (per 100 inhabitants)00l...
    Threatened species (number)526488
    Forested areae (% of land area)47.141.841.8a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)49.3 / 2.022.5 / 0.919.6 / 0.8a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)699788646a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)251312a
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)000b
    Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %)78.0 / 52.477.4 / 50.477.2 / 49.6a
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)... / 18.4... / 9.0... / 5.1a
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