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Country · since 1948

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea appears on the map from 1948 to today. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1948, it covered about 129,479 km².

See Democratic People's Republic of Korea on the map in 1948

Reference map: North korea life expectancy 1908-2023 — Reference map: North korea life expectancy 1908-2023 Riley; Zijdeman et al. · CC BY 4.0

On the map: 1948 – today
Greatest extent: 1948, about 129,479 km²
Read more: Wikipedia: North Korea · Wikidata Q423

Territory through time

Years	Area drawn
1948–1952	129,479 km²
1953–1991	126,815 km²
since 1992	122,246 km²

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