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 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Location: |
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea |
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| Area: |
120,540 sq km |
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| Climate: |
temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer |
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| Terrain: |
mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east |
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| Population: |
21,386,109 (July 1999 est.) |
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| Religions: |
Buddhism and Confucianism, some Christianity and syncretic Chondogyo |
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| Languages: |
Korean |
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| Capital: |
P'yongyang
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