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Key Facts
Climate
temperate, with rainfall concentrated in summer; long, bitter winters
Coastline
2,495 km
Government type
dictatorship, single-party communist state
Natural resources
coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, precious metals, hydropower
Terrain
mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; wide coastal plains in west, discontinuous in east