| Terrain Korea, North :
| mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east
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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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| Environment international agreements party to Korea, North :
| Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
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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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| Flag description Korea, North :
| three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star
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| Agriculture products Korea, North :
| rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses; cattle, pigs, pork, eggs
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| Industries Korea, North :
| military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
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