Capital: Pyongyang Area: 120,538 sq km / 46,528 sq ml Language: Korean Currency: Won Population: 22,466,481 Life expectancy: 68 (men), 74 (women) Literacy rate: 99% Religions: Chondoist, Buddhist, Christian, traditional beliefs Physical features: Wide coastal plain in the west rising to mountains cut by deep valleys in the interior Ethnic distribution: Korean with the exception of 50,000 Chinese Exports: Coal, iron, copper, textiles, chemicals