Rason region of North Korea
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The Rason region of North Korea is a special economic zone and ice-free port area in the country’s northeast, strategically situated near the borders with China and Russia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rason | 45 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division of North Korea
ⓘ
special economic zone ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Rajin-Sonbong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingCountry |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderingSea |
East Sea of Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate with maritime influence ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| developmentFocus |
export-oriented industries
ⓘ
logistics and warehousing ⓘ |
| economicRole |
gateway for North Korean trade
ⓘ
hub for foreign investment projects ⓘ |
| establishedAsSEZBy | government of North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Rajin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonbong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Rason City People’s Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Rajin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonbong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustomsZone | Rason Economic and Trade Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | ice-free port ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Rajin Port
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonbong Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailConnectionTo | Khasan, Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnectionTo | Hunchun, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportLink |
railway connection to Russia
ⓘ
road connection to China ⓘ |
| hosts |
joint economic projects with China
ⓘ
joint economic projects with Russia ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
special city
ⓘ
special economic zone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern North Korea ⓘ |
| locatedNearBorderWith |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Hamgyong region (historical-administrative context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portCharacteristic | ice-free year-round ⓘ |
| primaryIndustries |
light manufacturing
ⓘ
port services ⓘ trade and logistics ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to year-round ice-free port
ⓘ
tri-border location with China and Russia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Korea Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCurrency | North Korean won NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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