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