North Korea

Flag of North Korea Coat of Arms
The flag of North Korea is composed of three horizontal bands — a large central white-edged red band, and a blue band above and beneath the red band. On the hoist side of the red band is a red five-pointed star within a white circle.
🏛️ Identity & Politics
Official Name
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Native Name
[KOR] 조선민주주의인민공화국 (조선)
Alt Spellings
KP, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, 조선민주주의인민공화국, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 북한, 북조선
CCA2
KP
CCA3
PRK
CCN3
408
IOC Code
PRK
FIFA Code
PRK
Independent
Yes
UN Member
Yes
Status
officially-assigned
🗺️ Geography & Borders
Capital
Pyongyang
Capital LatLng
39.02, 125.75
Region
Asia
Subregion
Eastern Asia
Continents
Asia
Area
120538 sq km
Landlocked
No
Borders
LatLng
40, 127
Maps
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👥 Demographics & Culture
Population
25950000
Demonyms
[ENG] m: North Korean, f: North Korean
[FRA] m: Nord-coréen, f: Nord-coréenne
Languages
Korean
💰 Economy & Living Metrics
Currencies
North Korean won (KPW: ₩)
Gini Coefficient
None
Start of Week
monday
Driving Side
right
Car Signs
📡 Telecom & Postal
Dial Code
+850
Internet TLD
.kp
Timezones
UTC+09:00
Postal Format
###-###
Postal Regex
^(\d{6})$
🔠 Global Translations
ARAكوريا الشماليةBREKorea an NorzhCESSeverní KoreaCYMNorth KoreaDEUNordkoreaESTPõhja-KoreaFINPohjois-KoreaFRACorée du NordHRVSjeverna KorejaHUNÉszak-KoreaINDKorea UtaraITACorea del NordJPN朝鮮民主主義人民共和国KOR조선NLDNoord-KoreaPERکُره شمالیPOLKorea PółnocnaPORCoreia do NorteRUSСеверная КореяSLKSeverná KóreaSPACorea del NorteSRPСеверна КорејаSWENordkoreaTURKuzey KoreURDشمالی کوریاZHO朝鲜
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