North Korea By Travis Clemens. Government Type: Communist state one-man dictatorship Premier: Kim Jong-un.

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North Korea By Travis Clemens

Government Type: Communist state one-man dictatorship Premier: Kim Jong-un

Location

Population Population: 24,720,407 That’s 240* the population of Bloomington! Size: 46,541 sq. miles And that’s 2,300 times the size of Bloomington! Population Density (people per sq. mile): Population density of Bloomington:3,471.7

Environmental Issues water pollution inadequate supplies of potable water waterborne disease deforestation soil erosion and degradation

Economy Economic exchanges with South Korea have begun GDP per capita of less than $2,000 “really poor”

United Nation Status Became member in 1991 Not a member of the security council

Culture Food: corn, rice, seafood, meat, bean and pea dishes Language: Korean Buddhism is the main religion

Separation of Korea 1945; Soviet Union is in Control of north side and America controls south side Kim II-sung was elected for North side by the Soviet Army.

Human Rights 6 million starving Prison camps – Forced labor – Torture – Poor living conditions

Human Rights 2 Public executions Violations of freedom and expression Unfair trials – Forced confessions

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