Location: Asia
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Pyongyang
Main Cities: Hamhung, Ch’ongjin
Population: 23,491,000
Area: 120,540 km2
Currency: 1 won = 100 chon
Languages: Korean
Religions: Buddhist
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North Korea: a republic in NE Asia, on the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: established in 1948 as a people's republic; mostly rugged and mountainous, with fertile lowlands in the west. Language: Korean. Currency: won. Capital: Pyongyang. Pop.: 22 776 000 (2004 est.). Area: 122 313 sq. km (47 225 sq. miles) Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea Korean name: Chosŏn