North Korea Background

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1. Location and Geography - North Korea lies in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. It's latitude and longitude is about 40*N and 127*E. North Korea shares borders with China and Russia and covers as much as 120,540 square kilometers. North Korea is made up of mountains and highlands. 2.Demography - The life expectancy of a female in North Korea is about 65 years old and for a male in North Korea, it's about 72 years old. The birth rate is 14.51 births/1,000 population. The infant mortality rate in North Korea is 26.21 deaths/1,000 live births. One of the most homogeneous ethnic groups in the world. Mostly Koreans, but a tiny part of North Korea are the Chinese. 3.Linguistic Affiliation - Korean is the official language of North Korea. It has several dialects and the standard dialect is based on Seoul. All dialects are about the same like in the Spanish speaking countries. Technically uses the same language as spoken in South Korea. 4. Emergence as a Nation (historical background) - The Korean Peninsula was unified from 670 to 935 C.E. Korea was then influenced by the Buddhist kingdom. For centuries, China never directly interfered with the dynasty of Korea, but Japan did. Japan came to rule the Koreans directly. The end of World War ll ended the Japanese rule and is what split Korea into two halves. The North Korea and South Korea. It is the same to this day. The Korea state was founded on September 9, 1948. 5.Basic Economy - The Korean War and the destruction of Korea helped pave a new way for a fresh start. Reconstruction was soon after and the government started to reinforce the Korean state and by 1960, North Korea had Soviet-style socialist economy. The North Korean economy recovered at remarkable speed. But Famine of the late 1990's caused the shortcomings of Korea. Many natural disasters hit North Korea which caused many set-backs. But Korea
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