Central Library of the East Asian Federation

The Central Library of the East Asian Federation is the national research library of the East Asian Federation, located in the capital, Saikyō. The building is situated on Gyoyug Square near the banks of the Taedong River. It is one of the oldest federal cultural institutions in the Federation, established alongside the National Museum of Korean History in Seoul and the National Museum of Japanese History in Tokyo. It is the largest library by both shelf space and number of items in Asia.

The Central Library is the successor of two institutions: The National Library of Korea and the National Diet Library. It was established in 1976 as a collection of all books published in the East Asian Federation. All media productions are required to submit a copy of books, movies, songs, and digital media that are produced in the country to Central Library for archival.

Features
The Central Library building is constructed in a traditional Korean style, in high contrast to much of the surrounding area. It was completed in April 1981. It has a total floor space of 100,000m2 and 600 rooms. Current inventory is 96,291,321 items. The Libary itsself is divided into two wings and the central arcade. The North Wing contains the library's collection of printed books. The South Wing, also known as the media wing, contains the Library's digital media collections, much of it stored on blocks of servers in the library's basement. There are over 750 public computer terminals in the library's South Wing, granting access to not only the Central Library's digital collection, but the collections of over 1000 other libraries throughout the world.