| Climate Korea, North :
| temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
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| Terrain Korea, North :
| mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east
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| Elevation extremes lowest Korea, North :
| Sea of Japan 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Korea, North :
| Paektu-san 2,744 m
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| Natural resources Korea, North :
| coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Korea, North :
| 20,76%
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| Irrigated land Korea, North :
| 14,600 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Korea, North :
| late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
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| Environment current issues Korea, North :
| water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; water-borne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation
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| Geography note Korea, North :
| strategic location bordering China, South Korea, and Russia; mountainous interior is isolated and sparsely populated
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