North Korea

Common : North Korea

Official : Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Native name : Democratic People's Republic of Korea — 조선민주주의인민공화국

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

Capital : Pyongyang

Currency : North Korean won (KPW / ₩)

Population : 25,778,815

Start of the week : Monday

Region : Asia

Subregion : Eastern Asia

Land area : 120,538 km^

Landlocked : NO

Borders : CHN, KOR, RUS

Lat-Long : 40, 127

Timezone(s) : UTC+09:00

Language(s) : Korean

International direct dialing (IDD) : +850

Top level domain : .kp

Independent : YES

Status : OFFICIALLY-ASSIGNED

United Nations member : YES