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North Koreaat a Glance

LocationEastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea

Population22,912,177

Population Growth Rate0.9%

Religionstraditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom

LanguagesKorean

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  99%
male: 99%
female:  99%