Following World War II, Korea was split into a northern, communist half and a southern, Western-oriented half. Kim Chong-il has ruled North Korea since his father and the country's founder, president Kim Il-sung, died in 1994. After decades of mismanagement, the North relies heavily on international food aid to feed its population, while continuing to expend resources to maintain an army of over 1 million, the fifth largest in the world. North Korea's long-range missile development and research into nuclear and chemical weapons are of major concern to the international community.
Demographic Data
Capital: Pyongyang
Government type: Totalitarian Democracy
Government stability: 89.5%
Government efficiency: 73.4%
Population's support to government: 88.5%
Area: 120,410 square kilometers
Habitable land: 93.0%
Farmable land: 18.0%
Total population: 23,486 thousands
Population's growth: 1.8%
Country's development level: 7,140
Economic Data
GNP: 21,300,000,000
Industralisation: 61.3%
International funding: 31,000,000
Political Data
Secret services efficiency: 2,820
Military Data
Technological generation: 1
Number of rebels: 1,878
Rebels development: 6,426
Rebels technological access: 4,997