Korea North Map
Google Maps, detailed facts of Korea North (ISO: KP) and the capital city, Pyongyang. This page enables you to explore Korea North and its land boundaries in total: 1,607 km. You may also view the border countries of Korea North (total: 3, China 1,352 km, South Korea 237 km, Russia 18 km with its area of total: 120,538 sq km; land: 120,408 sq km, water: 130 sq km through detailed Satellite imagery – fast and easy as never before – with Google Maps.
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Korea North Google Maps & Facts
This virtual map shows Korea North, located in Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea, with its cities, towns, highways, main roads, streets, Street Views, and terrain maps regularly updated by Google.
You are viewing Korea North and its location (Asia) at the geographic coordinates of 40 00 N, 127 00 E, inland counties boundaries and international borders.
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Geographical facts about Korea North including Pyongyang, the capital city of Korea North |
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| Name of the country: | Korea North | Capital city: | Pyongyang |
| Geographical coordinates of Korea North: | 40 00 N, 127 00 E | Geographical coordinates of Pyongyang: | 39 01 N 125 45 E |
| Location of Korea North: | Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea | Continent / area: | Asia |
| The area of Korea North: | total: 120,538 sq km; land: 120,408 sq km, water: 130 sq km | Area comparative of Korea North: | slightly larger than Virginia; slightly smaller than Mississippi |
| The elevation data of Korea North: | mean elevation: 600 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m, highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m | The climate of Korea North: | temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer: long, bitter winters |
| Land use of Korea North: | agricultural land: 21.8%; arable land 19.5%; permanent crops 1.9%; permanent pasture 0.4%; forest: 46%; other: 32.2% (2011 estimate) | Irrigated land: | 14,600 sq km (2012) |
| Geographical notes of Korea North: | strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated | The terrain of Korea North: | mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; wide coastal plains in west, discontinuous in east |
| Land boundaries of Korea North: | total: 1,607 km | Borders countries of Korea North: | China 1,352 km, South Korea 237 km, Russia 18 km |
| Maritime claims of Korea North: | territorial sea: 12 nautical miles, exclusive economic zone: 200 nautical miles. Note: military boundary line 50 nautical milesin the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned | ||
Fast Facts about Korea North
Are you traveling to Korea North? When you are on the way to explore foreign countries in Asia, it is always good to be aware of the nature of that specific nation and the surroundings, in this case: Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea.
Did you know that the legal system of Korea North is civil law system based on the Prussian model; system influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory?
When you are traveling around or looking for accommodation in Korea North, you would better know that (the lengths of roadways total: 25,554 km, paved: 724 km, unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)), and the most crowded areas in this country are: PYONGYANG (capital) 2.863 million (2015). The urbanization rate in this country looks like the following: urban population: 60.9% of the total population (2015).
The total population in Korea North: 25,115,311 (July 2016 estimate) with a population growth rate of 0.53% (2016 estimate) and the most widely spoken language(s) are Korean. These days, Korea North has to face a net migration rate of 0 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
You may find the following ethnic groups in Korea North nowadays; racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese.
The right to vote in Korea North can be exercised by the population from the age of 17 years of age, universal and he following ways can earn the citizenship; citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of North Korea. Dual citizenship recognized: no. Residency requirement for naturalization: unknown.
In case if you plan to visit Korea North for shopping, or for business porpuses, it is good to know that the national holiday(s) in Korea North are: Founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948).
Whether you are traveling for business or not, never forget that sometimes there are several risks/hazards on your way; In the case of Korea North, these are the most likely dangers you might face: late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fallvolcanism: Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P’aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active. What do you think? Are you prepared enough to visit Pyongyang and/or Korea North?
Living with the given conditions, affected by all the civilization and natural harms in Korea North, the population has to face a death rate of 9.3 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
Travel references about Korea North
To make your travel experience better, you may do it better to understand at least one of the most widely spoken languages in Korea North. Here they are: Korean.
For your local internet searches, use the following TLD: .kp
Do not be surprised, when visiting this country, its climate typically is like this; temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer: long, bitter winters.
Its capital city is Pyongyang, where the local time zone is UTC+8.5, which is 13.5 hours ahead of Washington DC during Standard Time. Note to the timezone in Pyongyang: On 15 August 2015 North Korea reverted to UTC+8.5 a time zone that had been observed during pre-colonial times.
For nature lovers, we do note the following elevation data regarding Korea North; mean elevation: 600 m, elevation extremes; lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m, highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m. The length of its total coastline are: 2,495 km and the length of the land boundaries is total: 1,607 km.
Current environmental issues in Korea North; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation.
And again – in case if you missed it-, those natural hazards, that are threatening your journey: late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fallvolcanism: Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P’aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active.
For your traveling options, there are 82 (2013) airports and 23 (2013) heliports in Korea North all together with 2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2011) waterways, and roadways in total: total: 25,554 km, paved: 724 km, unpaved: 24,830 km (2006).
Background of Korea North
Like every nation, Korea North also has its historical background, and it has shaped its social, cultural, political and geographical characteristics; An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored communist control. After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea (DPRK), under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic “self-reliance” as a check against outside influence. The DPRK demonized the US as the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, and molded political, economic, and military policies around the core ideological objective of eventual unification of Korea under Pyongyang’s control. KIM Il Sung’s son, KIM Jong Il, was officially designated as his father’s successor in 1980, assuming a growing political and managerial role until the elder KIM’s death in 1994. KIM Jong Un was publicly unveiled as his father’s successor in 2010.Following KIM Jong Il’s death in 2011, KIM Jong Un quickly assumed power and has now taken on most of his father’s former titles and duties. After decades of economic mismanagement and resource misallocation, the DPRK since the mid-1990s has faced chronic food shortages. In recent years, the North’s domestic agricultural production has increased, but still falls far short of producing sufficient food to provide for its entire population. The DPRK began to ease restrictions to allow semi-private markets, starting in 2002, but has made few other efforts to meet its goal of improving the overall standard of living. North Korea’s history of regional military provocations; proliferation of military-related items; long-range missile development; WMD programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2016; and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community and have limited the DPRK’s international engagement, particularly economically. The regime abides by a policy calling for the simultaneous development of its nuclear weapons program and its economy. Source: CIA, The World Factbook.
