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Korea, North Capital: Pyongyang Population: 23,113,019 The Geography of Korea, North Total Size: 120,540 square km Size Comparison: slightly smaller than Mississippi Geographical Coordinates: 40 00 N, 127 00 E World Region: Asia General Terrain: mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east Geographical Low Point: Sea of Japan 0 m Geographical High Point: Paektu-san 2,744 m Climate: temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer The People of Korea, North Type of Government: Communist state one-man dictatorship Languages Spoken: Korean Independence: 15 August 1945 (from Japan) National Holiday: Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948) Nationality: Korean(s) Religions: traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) Economy of Korea, North Major Industries: military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism Agricultural Products: rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs Natural Resources: coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower Major Exports: minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, fishery products Major Imports: petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, grain Currency: North Korean won (KPW) National GDP: $40,000,000,000 Total Export Revenue: $1,275,000,000 Brief History of Korea, North: An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan 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 Back to Geography Home Page

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