Regional Information-
Capital CityPyongyang
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Regional Relationshipsrisking arrest, imprisonment, and deportation, tens of thousands of North Koreans cross into China to escape famine, economic privation, and political oppression; North Korea and China dispute the sovereignty of certain islands in Yalu and Tumen rivers; Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic incidents in the Yellow Sea with South Korea which claims the Northern Limiting Line as a maritime boundary; North Korea supports South Korea in rejecting Japan's claim to Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima)
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Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation
International Agreements
Party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Modification, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
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Humanitarian Projects -
Native Languages Korean
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Climate Temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
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