World Countries

North Korea

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.

Common Name: North Korea

Official Name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Geographic Details

CapitalPyongyang
Continent(s)Asia
RegionAsia
SubregionEastern Asia
Landlocked❌
Area120,538 km²
Coordinates(40° 0' N, 127° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population25,778,815
CurrencyNorth Korean won (₩)
TimezonesUTC+09:00
LanguagesKorean
UN Member✅

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.kp
Calling Code+8
Independent✅
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alpha2CodeKP
alpha3CodePRK