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Region: Asia

Capital: Pyongyang

Population: 25,643,466

Area Total: 120,540

Area Land: 120,410

Climate: Temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Hamhung 559,056 2020
Nampo 455,000 2020
Pyongyang 3,222,000 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Asia
Population: 25,643,466
Area Total: 120,540km2
Area Land: 120,410km2
Coast Line: 2,495km
Capital: Pyongyang
Climate: Temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
Languages: Korean
Currency: 1 Wn = 100 chon
Holiday: DPRK Foundation Day is 9 September (1948), Liberation Day (from Japanese Rule) is 15 August (1945)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 17.70°F
July: °C / 70.70°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 36.1"


Boundaries
China 1,416 km
Korea, South 238 km
Russia 19 km


Ethnic Divisions
Koreans 100.00%


Religions
Buddhism and Confucianism 0.00%
some Christianity and Chondogyo 0.00%

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