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General Information Area: 122,762 sq km (47,399 sq miles). Population: 23,702,000 (1999). Population Density: 193.1 per sq km. Capital: Pyongyang. Population: 2,741,260 (1993). GEOGRAPHY: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea shares borders in the north with China, in the east with the Sea of Japan, in the west with the Yellow Sea and in the south with the demilitarised zone (separating it from the Republic of Korea). Most of the land consists of hills and low mountains and only a small area is cultivable. Intensive water and soil conservation programmes, including land reclamation from the sea, are given high priority. The eastern coast is rocky and steep with mountains rising from the water and this area contains most of the waterways. Government: Communist Republic. Head of State: President Kim Jong II since 1994. Head of Government: Prime Minister Hong Song Nam since 1997. Language: Korean. Religion: Buddhism, Christianity and Chundo Kyo are officially cited as the main religions. Time: GMT + 9. Electricity: 110/230 volts AC, 60Hz. Telephone IDD to the country is available, although there is a very sparse internal network. Some hotels in Pyongyang provide direct international calls although this may be expensive. Country code: 850. Mobile telephone There is no mobile phone network at present. Internet Access to the Internet is unavailable. Telegram Services available in all Pyongyang hotels. Post Services are extremely slow and limited outside the capital. Airmail takes about ten days to reach Western Europe. Post office hours: Mon-Sat 0900-2100. Press Major daily newspapers include Rodong Sinmun, Minju Choson and Pyongyang Sinmun. The Pyongyang Times is published weekly in English, Spanish and French. There are also several monthly English-language magazines. BBC World Service and Voice of America frequencies: From time to time these change. BBC (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice): MHz 15.28 11.95 9.740 6.195 Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov): MHz 17.74 11.71 9.645 6.110 From www.columbusguides.com, Copyright © 2004 Highbury Columbus Travel Publishing Terms and Conditions apply.