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Geography of North Korea. Coordinates: 40°00′N 127°00′E. A map of North Korea. North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: China along the Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and South Korea to the south.
North Korea, [ c] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ), [ d] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
An enlargeable map of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North Korea: . North Korea is a sovereign country located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
McCune–Reischauer. Hanbando Pimujang chidae. The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( Korean : 한반도 비무장 지대) is a heavily militarized strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half.
Pyongyang is a directly administered city ( 직할시; 直轄市; chikhalsi) with a status equal to that of the North Korean provinces . Pyongyang is one of the oldest cities in Korea. [ 10] It was the capital of two ancient Korean kingdoms, Gojoseon and Goguryeo, and served as the secondary capital of Goryeo.
The important cities of North Korea have self-governing status equivalent to that of provinces.Pyongyang, the largest city and capital, is classified as a chikhalsi (capital city), while three cities (see the list below) are classified as t'ŭkpyŏlsi (special city).
Daedongyeojido, a map of Korea. Korea comprises the Korean Peninsula (the mainland) and 3,960 nearby islands. The peninsula is located in Northeast Asia, between China and Japan. To the northwest, the Amnok River ( Yalu River) separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Duman River ( Tumen River) separates Korea from China and Russia.
Map of the location of political prison camps and ordinary prison camps (kyohwaso) in North Korea. Map issued in 2014 by the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK , under the United Nations Human Rights Council .