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Photos of Korea, North

Satellite image shows North and South Korea (upper left) as well as the Japanese island of Shikoku, nestled between Kyushu to the southwest and Honshu to the north. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

Visit the Definitions and Notes page to view a description of each topic.

Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 99

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Languages

Korean audio sample:

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 94

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 158

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 130

Death rate

comparison ranking: 55

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 91

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 66

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 89

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 138

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 98

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 202

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 211

Labor force

comparison ranking: 39

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 45

Exports

comparison ranking: 201

Imports

comparison ranking: 170

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 61

Railways

comparison ranking: total 29

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 106

Waterways

comparison ranking: 40

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 63

Military and Security

Space

Transnational Issues