Chief of the State: Mr. Kim Jong-Un |
Head of Government: Kim Jong-un |
Area: total: 120,538 sq km
land: 120,408 sq km
water: 130 sq km
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Land Boundaries: total: 1,607 km
border countries (3): China 1,352 km, South Korea 237 km, Russia 18 km
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Climate: temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters |
Terrain: mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; wide coastal plains in west, discontinuous in east |
Elevation Extremes: mean elevation: 600 m
elevation extremes:-
lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m
highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m
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Natural Resources: coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
Land Use: agricultural land:
21.8% arable land 19.5%;
permanent crops 1.9%;
permanent pasture 0.4%
forest: 46%
other: 32.2%
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Natural hazards: late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
volcanism: Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m)
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