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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

... Strip entry on page 276) 129 Kenya 130 Kiribati 132 Korea, North 133 Korea, South 134 Kuwait 136 Laos 137 Lebanon 138 Lesotho 140 Liberia 142 Libya 1... ...eychelles 216 Sierra Leone 218 Singapore 219 Solomon Islands 220 Somalia 221 South Africa 223 Soviet Union 224 Spain 226 Page Sri Lanka 228 Sudan 230... ...emen Arab Republic (North Yemen) 266 Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of (South Yemen) 267 Yugoslavia 269 Zaire 270 Zambia 272 Zimbabwe 273 Taiwan ... ...6) Mass organizations and front groups: Fatherland Front, Dimitrov Communist Youth Union, Central Council of Trade Unions, National Committee for Defe... ...n Chinese; 6.7% Zhuang, Uygur, Hui, Yi, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongol, Buyi, Korean, and numerous lesser nationalities Religion: officially atheist, b... ...l 4%, others 1% Communists: 18,000 members est., includ- ing Communist Party Youth Organization (JUCO) Other political or pressure groups: Com- munist... ...ympathizers Other political or pressure groups: Union of Congolese Socialist Youth (UJSC), Con- golese Trade Union Congress (CSC), Revo- lutionary Uni... ...i.); adjective Japanese Ethnic divisions: 99.4% Japanese, 0.6% other (mostly Korean) Religion: most Japanese observe both Shinto and Buddhist rites; a... ...s often followed by severe flooding Special notes: occupies northern half of Korean peninsula; strategic location bor- dering China, South Korea, and ...

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