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Geography and Environment : North Korea

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CNN.com Weather (http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/)
From “Find Weather Around the World,” selected Asia, then North Korea, and click on a list of cities.

University of Texas at Austin. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: Korea Maps (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/korea.html)
Links to country maps, historical maps, detailed maps, and thematic maps, as well as map on other Web sites.

Korea Tourist Map (http://uk.geocities.com/hkgalbert/kpmap.htm)
Collection of links to national, area, and city maps. In Korean, Chinese, and English.

National Geographic (http://nationalgeographic.com)
Search on North Korea.

National Geographic: North Korea (http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_koreanorth.html)
Collection of various maps and images of North Korea, including the country profile.

North Korea Information Bank / 행정지리  (http://www.nk-infobank.com/neconomy/geo/geo001.htm)
This site links to cities and provinces in North Korea, including a map for each.

UN FAO – AQUASTAT. Land and Water Development Division: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/aquastat/countries/korea_d_p_rp/)
Information on geography and population, climate and water resources, lakes and dams, irrigation and drainage development, and more. From 1997. Also links to databases with more current information and statistics.

U.S. Energy Information Administration. Country Analysis Briefs: North Korea (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/North_Korea/Background.html)
Background information as well as an energy overview and data on oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, country profile, links, and sources.

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  June 19, 2007
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