Korea, North
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Korea, North
| Official name: | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Capital: | Pyongyang |
| Area: | total: 120,540 sq km
water: 130 sq km
land: 120,410 sq km |
| Climate: | temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer |
| Location: | Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea |
| Geographic coordinates: | 40 00 N, 127 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Mississippi |
| Land boundaries: | total: 1,673 km
border countries: China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km |
| Coastline: | 2,495 km |
| Terrain: | mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m
highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m |
Map of Korea, North
