Some Interesting Stats On North Korea

Kim Jong Un looks at an Arirang smartphone in 2013./KCNA

Korea Times: 14% of North Koreans have cellphones

Fourteen out of 100 North Koreans have cellphones. The country's economy grew 3.9 percent last year, marking the highest growth since 1999.

According to a Statistics Korea report on North Korea released Friday, North Korea's population totaled 24.9 million as of last year, which is less than half that of South Korea at 51.2 million. When combined, the population on the Korean Peninsula totals 76.1 million.

North Korea's gross national income (GNI) was 36.4 trillion won last year, which is 2.2 percent of South Korea's 1,639.1 trillion won. The North Korean economy grew 3.9 percent last year, while South Korea marked 2.8 percent growth.

North Korea's per capita income was 1.46 million won. Their brothers in South Korea had 22 times bigger per capita income at 32 million won.

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WNU Editor: On a side note .... Mattis: North Korea short of posing imminent missile threat (AP). Also .... Lindsey Graham Says There’s a 70 Percent Chance Trump Orders a Strike on North Korea If They Do Another Nuclear Test (NYMag).