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Korea, North
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Korea, North
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| Official name: |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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| Capital: |
Pyongyang
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| Area: |
total: 120,540 sq km
water: 130 sq km
land: 120,410 sq km
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| Climate: |
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
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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
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| Geographic coordinates: |
40 00 N, 127 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Mississippi
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,673 km
border countries: China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km
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| Coastline: |
2,495 km
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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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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m
highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m
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Map of Korea, North
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