The aim of this article is to provide basic geographic background to assist readers in understanding the geography of North Korea. Although few U.S. geographers have traveled to this country, limited information about North Korea can be constructed and compiled. Sources include interviews of South Korean geographers, all volumes of The National Atlas of Korea, United Nations statistics, available Internet maps, and web-based articles from research institutions and news agencies. This team of authors has been involved in the writing, editing, and developing all volumes of The National Atlas of Korea. They hope to provide some of our insight into this nation formally known as The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and commonly known as North Korea. This article contains a small portion of research and is primarily descriptive in nature. The authors, two South Korean geography professors and one U.S. geography professor, did not have the opportunity to travel to North Korea for firsthand fieldwork. Information derived from all volumes of The National Atlas of Korea published by the National Geographic Information Institute, a South Korean Government organization, was based on research performed by South Korea's various ministries such as the Ministry of Unification and also from United Nations statistics. This work also includes analyses of publicly available satellite images. Although the article is not based on actual fieldwork, it represents an attempt to understand the geography of a nation with limited access. It will also introduce possible geopolitical developments and raise spatial thinking questions.