North Korea–Russia border

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The North Korea–Russia border is a short, strategically important boundary in Northeast Asia that connects the two countries by land and river and plays a notable role in regional security and trade dynamics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
river border
adjacentToMaritimeBoundary Russia–North Korea maritime boundary NERFINISHED
approximateLengthKm 17
connectsSettlement Khasan NERFINISHED
Tumangang NERFINISHED
country1 North Korea NERFINISHED
country2 Russia NERFINISHED
createdByTreaty Treaty of Beijing (1860) NERFINISHED
crossesRiver Tumen River NERFINISHED
demarcatedAlongRiver Tumen River thalweg NERFINISHED
governedByNorthKoreanProvince Rason Special City NERFINISHED
governedByRussianRegion Primorsky Krai NERFINISHED
hasBorderCrossing Khasan–Tumangang border crossing NERFINISHED
hasBorderSecurityAgencyNorthKorea Korean People’s Army border guards NERFINISHED
hasBorderSecurityAgencyRussia Border Service of the FSB NERFINISHED
hasCustomsControl North Korea NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
hasGaugeBreak difference between Russian broad gauge and Korean standard gauge
hasLandSection North Korea–Russia land border NERFINISHED
hasNoOfficialRoadCrossing true
hasRailBridge Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge NERFINISHED
hasRiverSection North Korea–Russia river border NERFINISHED
hasStrategicImportanceFor North Korea NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
hasTransshipmentFacility Khasan–Rajin logistics corridor NERFINISHED
isOneOfShortestBordersOf North Korea NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Northeast Asia NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
meetsSea East Sea NERFINISHED
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED
monitoredBy North Korean border guards NERFINISHED
Russian border guards
nearTriPointWith China NERFINISHED
openedRailBridgeYear 1959
primaryCrossingType railway
railGaugeNorthKorea 1435 mm
railGaugeRussia 1520 mm
relatedToSecurityIssues regional security in Northeast Asia
subjectTo UN sanctions enforcement
successorStateOfSide Soviet Union–Korea border NERFINISHED
timeZoneOnKoreanSide Korea Standard Time NERFINISHED
timeZoneOnRussianSide Vladivostok Time NERFINISHED
usedFor energy cooperation
limited trade
rail transport

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Tumen River hasGeopoliticalSignificance North Korea–Russia border