Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Mississippi |
Area > Comparative to US places
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 > Land (per capita)
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5.128 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[169th of 227]
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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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Area > Total (per capita)
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5.134 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[175th of 231]
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Area > Water
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130 sq km |
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[132nd of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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5.537 sq km per million people |
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[142nd of 225]
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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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Coastline
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2,495 km |
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[54th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Paektu-san 2,744 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Sea of Japan 0 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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Geography > Note
strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated |
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Irrigated land
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14,600 sq km |
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[35th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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655.573 sq km per million people |
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[36th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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120,410 km²
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[97th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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5.354 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[157th of 206]
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land border lengths > J-L > Number of neighbours
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3
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[11th of 16]
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land border lengths > J-L > Total Borders
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1,673 km
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[6th of 16]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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1,673 km |
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[96th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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71.255 km per million people |
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[135th of 164]
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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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Land use > Other
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75.94% |
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[174th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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1.66% |
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[99th 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 |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nautical mile |
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[4th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[93rd of 191]
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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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northernmost point > Latitude
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43°00'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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308.4 people/km² of arable lan |
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[22nd of 188]
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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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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5.36 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[158th of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Paektu-san |
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Terrain
mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east |
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