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AREA |
POPULATION |
CAPITAL |
LANGUAGES |
RELIGIONS |
CURRENCY |
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46,540 sq’ miles |
22.6 Million |
Pyongyang |
Korean |
16% traditional beliefs, 14% Chondogyo, 2% Buddhism, 1% Christianity |
North Korean won= |
CLIMATE |
(Average Temperature Centigrade) | |||||||||||
January |
-8 |
March |
2 |
May |
15 |
July |
26 |
September |
19 |
November |
5 |
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February |
-5 |
April |
10 |
June |
21 |
August |
25 |
October |
11 |
December |
-5 |
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PRECIPITATION |
Bitterly cold winters and moist summers |
Rainy season begins in April and ends in October (annual rainfall of 36 inches) |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | |||||
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| Holiday | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| New Year | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 |
| Kim Jong Il's Anniversary | *16.02-17.02 | *16.02-17.02 | *16.02-17.02 | *16.02-17.02 | *16.02-17.02 |
| Kim Jong Il's Birthday | *15.04 | *15.04 | *15.04 | *15.04 | *15.04 |
| People's Army Foundation Day | *25.04 | *25.04 | *25.04 | *25.04 | *25.04 |
| Labor Day | *01.05 | *01.05 | *01.05 | *01.05 | *01.05 |
| Victory Day | *27.07 | *27.07 | *27.07 | *27.07 | *27.07 |
| Anniversary of Freedom | *15.08 | *15.08 | *15.08 | *15.08 | *15.08 |
| Communist Party's Foundation | *09.09 | *09.09 | *09.09 | *09.09 | *09.09 |
| Anniversary of the Foundation of the Worker's Party | *10.10 | *10.10 | *10.10 | *10.10 | *10.10 |
| St George Day | *23.11 | *23.11 | *23.11 | *23.11 | *23.11 |
| Constitution Day | *27.12 | *27.12 | *27.12 | *27.12 | *27.12 |
*Dates are in DDMM format
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