At the present the Kingdom of Korea is among the most advanced members of the East Asian Confederation and the most literate population in the world. The country chief production is in the design of microelectronics and the mass production of traditional arts which have turned into a global novelty. The government of a Korea is a Representative monarchy, with the king sharing power with class based representative houses. The state's religion is syncretism of Buddhism and Confucianism for rich spiritual and public life respectively.