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Air transport, freight > million tons per km
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2.2 million tons/km
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[113rd of 153]
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Air transport, passengers carried
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101,313
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[133rd of 164]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Airports
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77 |
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[73rd of 247]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Heliports
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23 |
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[9th of 99]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Highways > Paved
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1,997 km |
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[69th of 113]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Highways > Total
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31,200 km |
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[42nd of 118]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Pipelines
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oil 154 km |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Ports and harbors
Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang, Wonsan |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Ports and terminals
Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang, Wonsan |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Rail lines > total route-km
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5,214 km
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[28th of 111]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Railways > Standard gauge
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5,235 km |
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[16th of 64]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Railways > Total
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5,235 km |
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[32nd of 220]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Roads, total network > km
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31,200 km
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[71st of 172]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Roadways > Paved
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724 km |
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[48th of 81]
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Roadways > Total
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25,554 km |
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[40th of 85]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Roadways > Unpaved
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24,830 km |
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[18th of 79]
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
with China, certain islands in Yalu and Tumen rivers are in uncontested dispute; a section of boundary around Paektu-san (mountain) is indefinite; China has been attempting to stop mass illegal migration of North Koreans escaping famine, economic privation, and oppression into northern China; Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic maritime disputes with South Korea |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Vehicle abundance
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69.45 per square km |
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[12th of 141]
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001 |
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Waterways
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2,250 km |
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[12th of 165]
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 |
Waterways > A note
mostly navigable by small craft only |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001; CIA World Factbook, December 2003
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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