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North Korea, satellite image. North is at top. Natural colour satellite image showing North Korea (centre) and the surrounding territories. North Korea is located in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is bordered by South Korea (bottom centre), China (upper left to top right), and Russia (upper right). The Sea of Japan (blue, right), Yellow Sea (blue, lower left) and Korea Bay (blue, left) can also be seen. Image compiled from data acquired by the LANDSAT 5 and 7 satellites, in 2000. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/PLANETOBSERVER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY)