North Korea is a country about the size of the state of New York, inhabited by about 23 million people. It came into existence after the conclusion of World War II following decades of occupation of the Korean Peninsula by the Japanese empire. Dividing the peninsula into North and South Korea was the politically expedient solution to one of the many post-war political disagreements between the Allied powers, particularly the United States and the Soviet Union. This collection of articles is intended to be useful for anyone interested in learning more about North Korea, such as units with contingency missions to deploy to the peninsula. Chapters in the collection are: (1) "Introduction" (Eugene J. Palka); (2) "Location" (Eric D. Larkin); (3) "Geomorphology" (Matthew R. Sampson); (4) "Climatology" (Mark R. Read); (5) "Biogeography" (Peter G. Anderson); (6) "Historical Geography" (James B. Dalton); (7) "Cultural Geography" (Jon C. Malinowski); (8) "Political Geography" (William M. Reding); (9) "Population Geography" (Dennis D. Cowher); (10) "Urban Geography" (Brandon K. Herl); (11) "Economic Geography" (Albert A. Lahood); (12) "Medical Geography" (Patrick E. Mangin); (13) "Conclusion" (Francis A. Galgano); and "Bibliography" (Jeffery S. W. Gloede). (Contains numerous color figures/maps/tables and approximately 135 references.) (BT)