Korea, North

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Korea, North
Misc
Country CodeKP
Geography
Area (sq km)120,538
Coastline (km)2,495
Highest Point (m)2,744 (Paektu-san)
Average Elevation (m)600
People
Population25,381,085
Median Age34.20
Growth Rate0.52 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)14.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.30
Urban Population61.90 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)82.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)21.40
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.67
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)13.20
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)6.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)11
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)40.000 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)-1.10 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,700
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)

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