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| | Special Report: DPRK |
 | | The annual average rainfall is 1054 mm, ranging from 616-979 mm in the North and North-eastern areas (Changang, Ryanggang, North and South Hamgyong) to 880-1302 mm in the Centre, South-west and South-east (North and South Pyongan, Nampo, Pyongyang, North and South Hwanghae, Kaesong and Kangwon). |
 | | In South Hwanghae, South Pyongan and Kaesong, the good rains since mid-June were followed by heavy precipitation from July through mid-August, but, then, were interrupted till end of September. |
 | | Maize cultivation is more equally distributed in all provinces, the major areas being South and North Pyongan, South and North Hwanghae and South and North Hamgyong. |
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