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Korea, North - Ranking Positions (Facts)

RANKING  VALUE  POSITION Geography Area - total 120,540.00 sq km 99 Area - land 120,410.00 sq km 97 Area - water 130.00 sq km 131 Land boundaries 1,673.00 km 96 Coastline 2,495.00 km 45 Elevation extremes - highest point 2,744 m 84 Land use - arable land 22.40 % 43 Land use - permanent crops 1.66 % 94 Land use - other 75.94 % 148 People Population 23,301,725 47 Age structure: 0-14 years 23.30 % 137 Age structure: 15-64 years 68.10 % 56 Age structure: 65 years and over 8.50 % 68 Population growth rate 0.79 % 133 Birth rate 15.06 births/1,000 population 136 Death rate 7.21 deaths/1,000 population 87 Net migration rate 0.00 migrant(s)/1,000 population 84 Sex ratio - total population 0.94 male(s)/female 178 Infant mortality rate 22.56 deaths/1,000 live births 109 Life expectancy at birth - total population 71.92 years 105 Life expectancy at birth - male 69.18 years 98 Life expectancy at birth - female 74.80 years 109 Total fertility rate 2.05 children born/woman 120 Literacy - total population 99.00 % 27 Economy GDP - real growth rate 1.80 % 186 GDP per capita - purchasing power parity 1,800 $ 173 GDP - composition by sector (agriculture) 30.00 % 35 GDP - composition by sector (industry) 34.00 % 51 GDP - composition by sector (services) 36.00 % 183 Labor force 9,600,000 44 Electricity - production 21,710,000,000 kWh 66 Electricity - consumption 20,190,000,000 kWh 65 Electricity - exports 0 kWh 83 Exports 1,340,000,000 $ 132 Imports 2,720,000,000 $ 125 Debt - external 12,000,000,000 $ 76 Communications Telephones - main lines in use 980,000 78 Transportation Railways - total 5,214.00 km 33 Roadways - total 31,200.00 km 95 Airports with paved runways - total 36 52 Airports - with unpaved runways - total 41 74