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GeographyLocation
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea Geographic coordinates
37 00 N, 127 30 E
Map references
Asia
Area World Ranking: 109
Total 99,720 sq km
Land 96,920 sq km Water 2,800 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly larger than Indiana
Land boundaries
Total 238 km
Border countries North Korea 238 km Coastline
2,413 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea
12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait Contiguous zone 24 nmExclusive economic zone 200 nm Continental shelf Not specified Climate
Temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter Terrain
Mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south Elevation extremes
Lowest point Sea of Japan 0 m
Highest point Halla-san 1,950 m Natural resources
Coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential Land use
Arable land 16.58%
Permanent crops 2.01% Other 81.41% (2005) Irrigated land
8,320 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
69.7 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 18.59 cu km/yr (36%/16%/48%)
Per capita 389 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards
Occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest Volcanism Halla (elev. 1,950 m) is considered historically active although it has not erupted in many centuries Environment - current issues
Air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing Environment - international agreements
Party to
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Strategic location on Korea Strait
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