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GeographyLocation
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
Map references
Asia
Area World Ranking: 99
Total 120,538 sq km
Land 120,408 sq km Water 130 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly smaller than Mississippi Land boundaries
Total 1,671.5 km
Border countries China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 17.5 km Coastline
2,495 km
Maritime claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm Note Military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned Climate
Temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer 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 Natural resources
Coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Land use
Arable land 22.4%
Permanent crops 1.66% Other 75.94% (2005) Irrigated land
14,600 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
77.1 cu km (1999)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 9.02 cu km/yr (20%/25%/55%)
Per capita 401 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards
Late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall Volcanism Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P'aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active Environment - current issues
Water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation Environment - international agreements
Party to
Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution Signed, but not ratified Law of the SeaGeography - note
Strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated
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