Imports - partners:
China 42%, South Korea 28%, Russia 9%, Thailand 8% (2005)
Debt - external:
$12 billion (1996 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$NA; note - approximately 350,000 metric tons in food aid, worth
approximately $118 million, through the World Food Program appeal in
2004, plus additional aid from bilateral donors and non-governmental
organizations
Currency (code):
North Korean won (KPW)
Currency code:
KPW
Exchange rates:
official: North Korean won per US dollar - 141 (2006), 170
(December 2004), 150 (December 2002), 2.15 (December 2001); market:
North Korean won per US dollar - 2,500-3,000 (December 2006)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Korea, North
Telephones - main lines in use:
980,000 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
NA