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North Korea                                  This page was created by Dawson Klinger

Language: the official language of North Korea is Korean

Education: The citizens of North Korea get one year of kindergarten, four years of primary school, and six years of secondary school. Then they go to one of the countries many universities. -The most prestigious University in North Korea is the Kim ll-Sung university located just outside the capital of North Korea; Pyongyang

Religion: The population of North Korea Follow Korean Shamanism (16%), Cheondoism (13.5%), Buddhism (4.5%), and Christianity (1.7%), 64.3% of people in North Korea follow no religion.

Culture: Pottery is North Korea’s cultural emblem and has been practiced there for hundreds of years. Hanbok is the name given to traditional Korean clothes it is worn during wedding ceremonies and traditional festivals.

Festivals: some of the festivals in North Korea are: -	Kim ll-Sung birthday celebration, May Day and Victory day as well as many others

Government: North Korea declares that it has a Democratic government but, it is known throughout the world that North Korea is a Communist country.

Leisure activities: North Korean people enjoy relaxing in front of a T.V. but, even if you’re lucky enough to own a T.V. in North Korea most of the time you can’t even watch it because power is only supplied for 2-3 hours per day, and while watching South Korean movies is illegal in North Korea there is 1 centrally controlled broadcasting system under which most of the channels’ contents are focused of Kim ll-Sung and Kim Jong ll or their promotional propaganda

Location: North Korea is located South-East of China and Shares a land border with China, Russia and South Korea Population: The population in North Korea is around 24.9 million Rural vs. Urban 36.60%/64.40%

Climate: North Korea has 4 seasons Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring

$1 Canadian Dollar = 941.29 Korean Wons