North Korea

An Independent Nation and a member of the United Nations

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Official Name:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Demonym:
North Korean, Nord-coréenne
Capital:
Pyongyang
Continent:
Asia
Sub Region:
Eastern Asia
Surface Area:
120,538 km²
Population:
25,778,815
Language:
Korean
Currency:
North Korean won (₩)
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Codes

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2:
KP
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3:
PRK
ISO 3166-1 numeric:
408
ISO 4217 currency:
KPW
IOC:
PRK
FIFA:
PRK
Domain:
.kp
Calling:
+850

Name in Other Languages

Arabic (ara)

Common:كوريا الشمالية
Official:جمهورية كوريا الديمقراطية الشعبية

(bre)

Common:Korea an Norzh
Official:Republik Poblel ha Demokratel Korea

Czech (ces)

Common:Severní Korea
Official:Korejská lidově demokratická republika

(cym)

Common:North Korea
Official:Democratic People's Republic of Korea

German (deu)

Common:Nordkorea
Official:Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea

Estonian (est)

Common:Põhja-Korea
Official:Korea Rahvademokraatlik Vabariik

Finnish (fin)

Common:Pohjois-Korea
Official:Korean demokraattinen kansantasavalta

French (fra)

Common:Corée du Nord
Official:République populaire démocratique de Corée

Croatian (hrv)

Common:Sjeverna Koreja
Official:Demokratska Narodna Republika Koreja

Hungarian (hun)

Common:Észak-Korea
Official:Koreai Népi Demokratikus Köztársaság

Italian (ita)

Common:Corea del Nord
Official:Repubblica democratica popolare di Corea

Japanese (jpn)

Common:朝鮮民主主義人民共和国
Official:朝鮮民主主義人民共和国

Korean (kor)

Common:조선
Official:조선민주주의인민공화국

Dutch (nld)

Common:Noord-Korea
Official:Democratische Volksrepubliek Korea

(per)

Common:کُره شمالی
Official:جمهوری دموکراتیک خلق کره

Polish (pol)

Common:Korea Północna
Official:Koreańska Republika Ludowo-Demokratyczna

Portuguese (por)

Common:Coreia do Norte
Official:República Popular Democrática da Coreia

Russian (rus)

Common:Северная Корея
Official:Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика Корея

Slovak (slk)

Common:Severná Kórea
Official:Kórejská ľudovodemokratická republika

Spanish (spa)

Common:Corea del Norte
Official:República Popular Democrática de Corea

Serbian (srp)

Common:Северна Кореја
Official:Демократска Народна Република Кореја

Swedish (swe)

Common:Nordkorea
Official:Demokratiska Folkrepubliken Korea

Turkish (tur)

Common:Kuzey Kore
Official:Kore Demokratik Halk Cumhuriyeti

Urdu (urd)

Common:شمالی کوریا
Official:جمہوری عوامی جمہوریہ کوریا

Chinese (zho)

Common:朝鲜
Official:朝鲜人民民主共和国

Neighbouring Countries

China, South Korea, Russia

Latitude And Longitude

40, 127

Timezones

UTC+09:00

Car Information

Driving Side:
right
Driving Sign:

Popular Names

KP, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, 조선민주주의인민공화국, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 북한, 북조선