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Places in News: North Korea
Context:
Russia signed a “comprehensive strategic” partnership deal with North Korea to strengthen their security ties against the Western-dominated world order.
About North Korea:
- Location:
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- It is located in East Asia on the northern portion of the Korean peninsula.
- It is situated between the East Sea (Sea of Japan) and the Yellow Sea.
- Borders:
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- China and Russia to the north.
- Republic of Korea (South Korea) to the south.
- Capital: Pyongyang
- Longest river: Yalu river, in Korean called the Amnok
- Other rivers: Tumen River, Chongchon River, Taedong River, Chaeryeong River, and Yesong River (all draining into the Yellow Sea).
- Mount Paektu: It is the highest mountain in North Korea and the entire Korean peninsula.
- It is an extinct volcano, located in the Changbaek (Changbai) Mountains near the border between North Korea and China.
- Demilitarized Zone (DMZ): North Korea faces South Korea across a 2.5-mile-wide (4 km) DMZ extending approximately 150 miles (240 km).
- It follows roughly latitude 38° N (the 38th parallel).
- It extends from the mouth of the Han River on the west coast to just south of the North Korean town of Kosong on the east coast.
