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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Mississippi |
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Area > Land
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120,410 sq km |
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[97th of 238]
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Area > Total
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120,540 sq km |
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[104th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Pyongyang - 2,741,260 |
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Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Paektu-san 2,744 m |
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Forested Land
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68.2% |
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[10th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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40 00 N, 127 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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22.4% |
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[42nd of 258]
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Largest city with population
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Pyongyang - 2,741,260 |
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Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea |
Map references
Asia |
Natural hazards
late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall |
Natural resources
coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
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Population density
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177.61 people per sqkm |
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[59th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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186.76 people/m²
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[48th of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,001 mm |
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[34th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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120,540 km²
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[97th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Paektu-san |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Korea, North, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea, Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk, korea, democratic people's republic of, democratic people’s republic of korea, korea, dem. people's rep., korea, dem., korea-north nk, Korea DPR, DPR Korea, Korea (DPR), Korea, Democratic People's Republic, D.P.R. Korea
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