🚩 Flag of North Korea • live waving render
Asia — Eastern Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇰🇵 North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
aka 조선 — endonym
25.9M
Population
World #56
120,538 km²
Land Area
World #100
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GDP (USD)
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Did You Know?
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North Korea is the world's #56 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #100 globally by land area — covering about 0.08% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 3 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Population density is 215.3 people per km² — world rank #71.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Pyongyang
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Phone Code
+850
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Internet TLD
.kp
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Nationality
North Korean
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
KP / PRK / 408
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Coordinates
40.00°, 127.00°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
N/A USD
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GDP per Capita
N/A
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
215.3 /km²
World density rank #71
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North Korean won
KPW • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
25,950,000
World rank #56 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Korean
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Demonym
North Korean
What its people are called
🗣️ Korean
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
120,538 km²
0.08% of Earth's landmass • World #100
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Land Borders
3 countries
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+09:00
Asia/Pyongyang
KST — Korea Standard Time
“North Korea” Around the World
ara
كوريا الشمالية
جمهورية كوريا الديمقراطية الشعبية
bre
Korea an Norzh
Republik Poblel ha Demokratel Korea
ces
Severní Korea
Korejská lidově demokratická republika
deu
Nordkorea
Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea
est
Põhja-Korea
Korea Rahvademokraatlik Vabariik
fin
Pohjois-Korea
Korean demokraattinen kansantasavalta
fra
Corée du Nord
République populaire démocratique de Corée
hrv
Sjeverna Koreja
Demokratska Narodna Republika Koreja
hun
Észak-Korea
Koreai Népi Demokratikus Köztársaság
ita
Corea del Nord
Repubblica democratica popolare di Corea
jpn
北朝鮮
kor
조선
조선민주주의인민공화국
nld
Noord-Korea
Democratische Volksrepubliek Korea
per
کُره شمالی
جمهوری دموکراتیک خلق کره
pol
Korea Północna
Koreańska Republika Ludowo-Demokratyczna
por
Coreia do Norte
República Popular Democrática da Coreia
rus
Северная Корея
Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика Корея
slk
Kórejská ľudovodemokratická republika (KĽR, Severná Kórea)
Kórejská ľudovodemokratická republika
spa
Corea del Norte
República Popular Democrática de Corea
srp
Severna Koreja
Demokratska Narodna Republika Koreja
swe
Nordkorea
Demokratiska Folkrepubliken Korea
tur
Kuzey Kore
Kore Demokratik Halk Cumhuriyeti
urd
شمالی کوریا
جمہوری عوامی جمہوریہ کوریا
zho
朝鲜
朝鲜人民民主共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
KP
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ISO Alpha-3
PRK
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
408
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
###-###
e.g. regex: ^(\d{6})$
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WikiData ID
Q423
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Also Spelled As
KP • Democratic People's Republic of Korea • DPRK • 조선민주주의인민공화국 • Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of • 북한 • 북조선
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