急求北朝鲜的英文简介! 谢谢!

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急求北朝鲜的英文简介! 谢谢!

急求北朝鲜的英文简介! 谢谢!
急求北朝鲜的英文简介! 谢谢!

急求北朝鲜的英文简介! 谢谢!
Geography
Area:122,762 sq.km.(47,918 sq.mi.),about the size of Mississippi.
Cities:Capital--Pyongyang.Other cities--Hamhung,Chongjin,Wonsan,Nampo,Sinjuiju,and Kaesong.
Terrain:About 80% of land area is moderately high mountains separated by deep,narrow valleys and small,cultivated plains.The remainder is lowland plains covering small,scattered areas.
Climate:Long,cold,dry winters; short,hot,humid,summers.
People*
Nationality:Noun and adjective--Korean(s).
Population (July 2011 est.,CIA World Factbook):25.5 million.
Annual population growth rate:About +0.42%.
Ethnic groups:Korean; small ethnic Chinese and Japanese populations.
Religions:Autonomous religious activities have been virtually nonexistent since 1945.Buddhism,Confucianism,Shamanism,Chongdogyo,and Christianity existed previously and have influenced the country.
Language:Korean.
Education:Years compulsory--11.Attendance--3 million (primary,1.5 million; secondary,1.2 million; tertiary,0.3 million).Literacy--99%.
Health (1998):Medical treatment is free; one doctor for every 700 inhabitants; one hospital bed for every 350; there are severe shortages of medicines and medical equipment.Infant mortality rate--47/1,000 (2010 est.,UN Population Fund--UNFPA).Life expectancy--males 65.5 years,females 69.7 years (2010 est.,UNFPA).
Government
Type:Highly centralized communist state.
Independence:August 15,1945--Korean liberation from Japan; September 9,1948--establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K.,or North Korea),marking its separation from the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.,or South Korea).
Constitution:1948; revised in 1972,1992,1998,and 2009.
Branches:Executive--President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (chief of state); Chairman of the National Defense Commission (head of government).Legislative--Supreme People's Assembly.Judicial--Central Court; provincial,city,county,and military courts.
Subdivisions:Nine provinces; two province-level municipalities (Pyongyang,Nasun,also known as Najin-Sonbong free trade zone); one special city (Nampo),24 cities.
Political party:Korean Workers' Party (Communist).
Suffrage:Universal at 17.
Economy*
GDP (2009 est.,CIA World Factbook):$28 billion; 46.9% in industry,32.1% in services,20.9% in agriculture.
Per capita GDP,purchasing power parity (2009 est.,CIA World Factbook):$1,800.
Agriculture:Products--rice,corn,potatoes,soybeans,cattle,pigs,pork,and eggs.
Mining and manufacturing:Types--military products,machine building,electric power,chemicals,mining (coal,iron ore,limestone,magnesite,graphite,copper,zinc,lead,and precious metals),metallurgy,textiles,food processing,tourism.
Trade (2009):Exports--$1.997 billion (CIA World Factbook):minerals,metallurgical products,manufactures (including armaments),textiles,agricultural and fishery products.The D.P.R.K.is also thought to earn hundreds of millions of dollars from the unreported sale of missiles,narcotics,and counterfeit cigarettes and currency,and other illicit activities.Imports--$3.096 billion:petroleum,coking coal,machinery and equipment,textiles,grain.
Major trading partners (2009):(1) China,(2) R.O.K.,(3) Singapore,and (4) India.
*In most cases,the figures used above are estimates based upon incomplete data and projections.