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Where Is North Korea? Location Map
More maps of North Korea created by the CIA (2020):
Administrative Map Of North Korea
North Korea Physiography Map
North Korea Transportation Map
North Korea Facts
Full Official Name: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Demonym: North Korean, Korean
Flag:
Area
Total Area: 120,538 km²
Total Land Area: 120,408 km²
Total Water Area: 130 km²
Demographics
Population: 26,298,666
Population Growth Rate: 0.4% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Pyongyang (Population: 3,157,538)
Ethnic Groups: racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
Languages: Korean
Religions: traditionally Buddhist and Confucian, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
Economy
Currency: Korean People’s won
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $40 billion (2015 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $1,700 (2015 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $222 million (2018)
Biggest Export Partners: China 53%, Senegal 11%, Nigeria 6%, Poland 4%, Netherlands 3% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $2.32 billion (2018 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: China 98%, Zimbabwe 0%, Netherlands 0%, India 0%, Colombia 0% (2022)
Government
Type: dictatorship, single-party communist state
Capital City: Pyongyang (Population: 3,157,538)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+9:00
Country Code: KP
Internet TLD: .kp
Climate Map of North Korea
North Korean Election Result of 2019
Results of the 2019 vs 2026 North Korean Parliamentary Elections
