NORTH KOREA

Democratic People's Republic of Korea · KP / PRK / 408

ISO 3166-1 PRK · 408

North Korea is a eastern asia country in Asia. It has a population of 25,549,819, uses KPW, speaks Korean.

Population 25,549,819

Area (km²) 120,538

Capital Pyongyang

Region Eastern Asia

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: PRK
ISO numeric: 408
Calling code: +850
TLD: .kp
Driving side: —
Currencies: KPW
Languages: kor
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇰🇵

Cities

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Pyongyang Pyongyang 3,222,000

Hamhŭng South Hamgyong 559,056

Namp’o Nampo 455,000

Sunch’ŏn South Pyongan 437,000

Hŭngnam South Hamgyong 346,082

Kaesŏng Kaesong 338,155

Wŏnsan Kangwŏn-do 329,207

Chongjin North Hamgyong 327,000

Man’gyŏngdae-ri Pyongyang 321,690

Kaech’ŏn South Pyongan 319,554

Sariwŏn-si North Hwanghae 310,100

Sinŭiju P'yŏngan-bukto 288,112

Tŏkch’ŏn South Pyongan 237,133

Haeju South Hwanghae 222,396

Kanggye Chagang 209,530

Changam-ch’on South Hamgyong 207,299

Hyesan Yanggang-do 192,680

Paech’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 159,825

Sinp’o South Hamgyong 152,759

Songnim-ni North Hwanghae 152,425

Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp South Hwanghae 142,607

Sinch’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 141,407

Paek'ak South Pyongan 125,924

Chaeryŏng-ni South Pyongan 125,631

Manp’o Chagang 116,760

Ŭllyul South Hwanghae 107,997

Kangnyŏng South Hwanghae 106,827

Kangsŏn South Pyongan 102,436

P’yŏngsŏng South Pyongan 100,000

Hwasŏng North Hamgyong 99,557

Myŏnggan-dong North Hamgyong 99,557

Hyesan-dong Yanggang-do 97,794

Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 95,597

Kwail-ŭp South Hwanghae 89,895

Ŭndŏk North Hamgyong 89,244

Ŏrang North Hamgyong 87,757

Samch’ŏn South Hwanghae 86,042

Sinwŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 83,161

Pongch’ŏn-ŭp South Hwanghae 79,740

Yuktae-dong South Hamgyong 76,427

Hongwŏn South Hamgyong 70,923

Hwadae North Hamgyong 67,677

Rajin Rason 66,224

Namyang-nodongjagu North Hamgyong 65,956

Myŏngch’ŏn North Hamgyong 65,797

T’aet’an-ŭp South Hwanghae 64,258

Ongjin South Hwanghae 64,247

Kilju North Hamgyong 63,652

Chaeryŏng-ŭp South Hwanghae 53,330

Anju South Pyongan 50,196

Airports

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FNJ

Pyongyang Sunan International Airport

Large airport

RGO

Orang (Chongjin) Airport

Medium airport

DSO

Sondok Airport

Medium airport

WOS

Wonsan Kalma Airport

Medium airport

YJS

Samjiyŏn Airport

Small airport

UJU

Uiju Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

Pyongyang University of Science and Technology

pust.net

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does North Korea use?: KPW.
What languages are spoken in North Korea?: Korean.
What is the capital of North Korea?: Pyongyang.
How many cities are in North Korea?: 127 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/KP

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    "iso_alpha3": "PRK",
    "iso_numeric": "408",
    "common_name": "North Korea",
    "official_name": "Democratic People's Republic of Korea",
    "capital": "Pyongyang",
    "region": "Asia",
    "subregion": "Eastern Asia",
    "population": 25549819,
    "flag_emoji": "🇰🇵",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+850"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".kp"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/kp.svg",
    "area": 120538.0,
    "latitude": 40.0,
    "longitude": 127.0,
    "languages": {
      "kor": "Korean"
    },
    "currencies": {
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        "name": "North Korean won",
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      }
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      "RUS"
    ],
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}