KP
North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea sits in Eastern Asia and uses KPW - North Korean won (₩). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Pyongyang
Population
26M
Area
120.5K km2
Population
26M
25,950,000 people
Area
120.5K km2
120,538 square kilometers
Density
215/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Pyongyang
39.02, 125.75
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
North Korea, officially listed here as Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make North Korea, KP, PRK, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. North Korea is grouped under Asia, more specifically Eastern Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 25,950,000 people and a land area of 120,538 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 215 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 40, 127, while the capital coordinate reference is 39.02, 125.75. North Korea shares listed land borders with CHN, KOR, RUS, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Pyongyang (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Pyongyang, Hamhŭng, Nampo, Ch’ŏngjin and Sunch’ŏn. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in North Korea, capital of North Korea, and major urban areas in North Korea. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary communist state under a totalitarian dictatorship. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
North Korea uses calling code +850, postal format ###-###, and time zone data listed as UTC+09:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists KPW - North Korean won (₩), while language records include Korean. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as not listed. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This North Korea profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
KP / PRK
Top-level domains
.kp
Continents
Asia
Border countries
CHN, KOR, RUS
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
Not listed
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for North Korea is represented by the KP country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Pyongyang
P’yŏngyang
2,863,000
primary
#2
Hamhŭng
Hamnam
768,551
admin
#3
Nampo
Namp’o
703,317
City
#4
Ch’ŏngjin
Hambuk
667,929
admin
#5
Sunch’ŏn
P’yŏngnam
437,000
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary communist state under a totalitarian dictatorship
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+850
Postal format
###-###
Timezones
UTC+09:00
Languages
Korean
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry