::  Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Figures

Summary statistics
Region	2000	Eastern Asia
Currency	2008	North Korean Won (KPW)	(sign: ₩)
Surface area (square kilometers)	2008	120538
Population in 2008 (estimated, 000)	2008	23819
Population density in 2008 (per square kilometer)	2008	197.6
Largest urban agglomeration in 2007 (population, 000)	2007	P'yongyang (3300)
United Nations membership date	2000	17 September 1991

Economic indicators
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2008	13337
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2005	13031
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2000	10608
GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %)	2008	3.7
GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %)	2005	3.8
GDP: Growth rate at constant 1990 prices (annual %)	2000	1.3
GDP per capita (current US$)	2008	555.4
GDP per capita (current US$)	2005	549.5
GDP per capita (current US$)	2000	462.0
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$)	2008	555.0
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$)	2005	548.3
GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$)	2000	461.3
Exchange rates (national currency per US$)	2008	139.00	UN operational exchange rate.
Exchange rates (national currency per US$)	2005	141.00	UN operational exchange rate.
Exchange rates (national currency per US$)	2000	2.14	UN operational exchange rate.
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100)	2008	110	2007.
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100)	2005	115
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100)	2000	96
Food production index (1999-2001=100)	2008	111	2007.
Food production index (1999-2001=100)	2005	116
Food production index (1999-2001=100)	2000	96
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%)	2008	58.4
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%)	2005	57.1
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%)	2000	52.8
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%)	2008	77.5
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%)	2005	78.0
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%)	2000	77.9
Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent)	2008	20565	2007.
Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent)	2005	23187
Energy production, primary (000 MT oil equivalent)	2000	19669
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants)	2008	5.0	Refers to main telephone lines only.
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants)	2005	4.3	Refers to main telephone lines only.
Telephone subscribers, total (per 100 inhabitants)	2000	2.2	Refers to main telephone lines only.
Major trading partners (% of exports)	2008	China 42%, South Korea 38%, India 5%	Source: CIA World Factbook
Major trading partners (% of imports)	2008	China 57%, South Korea 25%, Russia 3%, Singapore 3%	Source: CIA World Factbook

Social indicators
Population growth rate (avg. annual %)	2005-2010	0.4
Urban population growth rate (avg. annual %)	2005-2010	0.9
Rural population growth rate (avg. annual %)	2005-2010	–0.6
Urban population (%)	2007	62.3
Population aged 0-14 years (%)	2009	21.7
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total)	2009	16.8/11.7
Sex ratio (men per 100 women)	2009	97.5
Life expectancy at birth (women and men, years)	2005-2010	69.3/65.1
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births)	2005-2010	48.0
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman)	2005-2010	1.9
Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %)	2006-2009	68.6	2002.
International migrant stock (000 and % of total population)	mid-2010	37.1/0.2	Estimates.
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	2009	15.6

Environment
Threatened species	2009	48
Forested area (% of land area)	2007	49.3
CO2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita)	2006	84737/3.6
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent)	2007	799.0
Rainfall, total mean (millimetres)		940
Temperature, mean °C (minimum and maximum)		5.6/15.7