- Seoul and Gyeonggi Province - Pyongyang and Pyeongan Province
- Gangwon Province(south) - Hwanghae Province
- Chungcheong Province - Gangwon Province(north)
- Gyeongsang Province - Yanggang Province
- Jeolla Province - Jagang Province
- Jeju Province - Hamgyeong Province
- Ulleungdo  
- Dokdo Island  
Gangwon-do is a divided province in a divided nation. The North Korean half is as mountainous as the South Korean. It hugs the rich fishing areas of the East Sea. Shipbuilding is its major industry. World-famous Geumgang-san (1,638m), or Diamond Mountain, opened to South Koreans in November 1998, the first North Korean tourist site made accessible to South Koreans for 50 years.