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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Definition: Geography > Area > Land |
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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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Definition: Geography > Area > Total |
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Capital city with population
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Pyongyang - 2,741,260 |
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Definition: Geography > Capital city with population |
Climate
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer |
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Definition: Geography > Climate |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Paektu-san 2,744 m |
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Definition: Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point |
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Forested Land
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68.2% |
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[10th of 193]
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Definition: Geography > Forested Land |
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Geographic coordinates
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40 00 N, 127 00 E |
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Definition: Geography > Geographic coordinates |
Land boundaries > Border countries
China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km |
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Definition: Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries |
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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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Definition: Geography > Land use > Arable land |
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Largest city with population
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Pyongyang - 2,741,260 |
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Definition: Geography > Largest city with population |
Location
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea |
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Definition: Geography > Location |
Map references
Asia |
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Definition: Geography > Map references |
Natural hazards
late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall |
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Definition: Geography > Natural hazards |
Natural resources
coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
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Definition: Geography > Natural resources |
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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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Definition: Geography > Population density |
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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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Definition: Geography > Population density > people per sq. km |
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Precipitation
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1,001 mm |
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[34th of 95]
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Definition: Geography > Precipitation |
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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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Definition: Geography > Surface area > sq. km |
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Paektu-san |
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Definition: Geography > tallest mountains > Mountain |
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