 North Korea
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
40 00 N, 127 00 E |
| Area |
total: 120,540 sq km land: 120,410 sq km water: 130 sq km |
| 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 |
| Population |
23,301,725 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Korean |
| Imports |
petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, grain |
| Exports |
minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products |
| Hazards |
late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall |
| Resources |
coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
| Geography |
strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated |
| Nationality |
noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean |
| Capital |
name: Pyongyang geographic coordinates: 39 01 N, 125 45 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.kp |
| Internet Users |
NA |
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