North Korea

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Official Name
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Population Full

25,666,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Korean
Literacy Rate
100% (2008 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CSICH (2008), ICCPR (1981), UNCRPD (2016), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for North Korea is 2. All are living languages and are indigenous. Furthermore, 1 is institutional and 1 is developing. Also listed is 1 unestablished language.