Question 1

Where is North Korea?

Accepted Answer

North Korea is nearest to South Korea (410 km), Japan (1190 km), China (1730 km).

Question 2

Which countries border North Korea?

Accepted Answer

North Korea has 3 land borders: China, South Korea, Russia.

Question 3

How big is North Korea?

Accepted Answer

North Korea covers about 122,496 km², which makes it the 98th largest of the 193 UN member states, about the size of Eritrea.

Question 4

What is striking about satellite night imagery of the Korean peninsula?

Accepted Answer

North Korea is almost entirely dark. South Korea blazes with light while North Korea is dark except for Pyongyang, making the border visible from orbit at night as a hard line.

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