Transcript Indonesia - Effingham County Schools

North Korea
(Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea)
North Korea’s flag has
three horizontal bands
of blue (top), red (triple
width), and blue. The
red band is edged in
white; on the hoist side
of the red band is a
white disk with a red
five-pointed star.
•The broad red band
symbolizes revolutionary
traditions
•The narrow white bands
stands for purity, strength,
and dignity.
•The blue bands signify
sovereignty, peace, and
friendship.
•The red star represents
socialism
Capital is Pyongyang.
Early History
• Earliest inhabitants came from north and central
Asia thousands of years ago.
• Around 1500 B.C., rice farming was begun in
Korea.
• The Chinese invaded in 108 B.C. and they
controlled and/or influenced Korea more than
any other culture.
• In 600-900 A.D., the Silla kingdom united the
many tribes of the Korean Peninsula.
• This was Korea’s golden age.
Early History
• In the 900’s another kingdom took over. This
kingdom was called Koryo.
• The modern name of Korea comes from this
kingdom.
• They created the Hangul alphabet, to make it
easier to learn to read the Korean language.
• The Chinese took over again in the 1600’s.
• Japan took over control in 1910.
• Japan’s cruel rule continued until the end of
World War II.
Government
North Korea is a Communist state one-man dictatorship.
Executive branch
Kim Jong Il was the leader of North Korea. He took over after
the death of his father. He was elected, but he was the only
person on the ballot.
When he died in Dec 2011, his son Kim Jong-Un took over
Legislative branch
North Korea’s unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or
Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui is elected by popular vote.
Judicial branch
Judges are elected by the legislature.
Official Language
Korean
Religion and Ethic Groups
Religious Groups
• traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist
• some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo
(Religion of the Heavenly Way)
• note: autonomous religious activities now almost
nonexistent; government-sponsored religious
groups exist to provide illusion of religious
freedom
Ethnic Groups
• homogeneous (there is a small Chinese
community and a few ethnic Japanese )
Economy
• North Korea has one of the world’s most
centrally directed and least open
economies.
• It is a command economy.
Major Industry
Military products
Machine building
Electric power
Chemicals
Mining
Natural
Resources
Coal
Lead
Tungsten
Other various
minerals
Hydropower
Geography & Climate
Geography
• Mostly hills and mountains separated by
deep, narrow valleys
• Coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous
in east
Climate
• Temperate with rainfall concentrated in
summer
Environmental Issues
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Water pollution
Inadequate supplies of potable water
Waterborne disease
Deforestation
Soil erosion and degradation
• Literacy Rate
– Total 99%
– Male 99%
– Female 99%
• GDP
– $1,800 per capita
• Below Poverty Level
– ??% (N/A)
• Life Expectancy
– Total 64
– Male 61.5
– Female 67
• Population
22,757,275