North Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea · 조선

North Korea (KP, PRK) is a country in Eastern Asia, with Pyongyang as its capital. The currency is the North Korean Won (KPW, KPW). The international dialling code is +850 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0192 123 4567. The time zone is Asia/Pyongyang. Official language: Korean.

CurrencyKPWKPW

Dial code+850e.g. 0192 123 4567

Time zonePyongyangUTC+09:00

LanguageKorean

CapitalPyongyang

Population26.3M120.5K km²

Overview

Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Native name: 조선
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: KP
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: PRK
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 408
IOC code: PRK
Demonym: North Korean
Capital: Pyongyang
Region: Asia › Eastern Asia
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Eastern Asia
United Nations
Internet domain: .kp
Coordinates: 40, 127
Area: 120,538 km²
Population: 26,298,700
GDP: $40B ($1.5K per person)
Literacy: 100%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇨🇳 China
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇷🇺 Russia

Currency

North Korean Won KPW

Symbol: KPW narrow ₩
Minor units: None (0 decimals)
Example: KPW 1,235

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population	Writing
Korean ko	Official	88% (23.1M)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Asia/Pyongyang		UTC+09:00	none	Korean Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +850
Dial-out prefix: 00|99
Trunk prefix: 0
National number length: 8–10 digits
Emergency number: 112 pattern 11[29]|819

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	02 123 4567	+850 2 123 4567	XX XXX XXXX	8, 10
Mobile	0192 123 4567	+850 192 123 4567	XXXX XXX XXXX	10

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Show the 3 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{3})`	`8`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d)(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[2-7]`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`1`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Postal code}

{State/province}

{City}

{Street address}

{Organization}

{Name}

Predefined regions: 13

Postal code

Pattern: Postal codes are not used

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 12-hour (1–12), also H, hB, hb
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: ko-KP

Number and date formats

As written by the Korean (North Korea) locale (ko-KP), amounts in KPW.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (KPW): KPW 1,234,568
Accounting: (KPW 1,234,568)
Currency, name: 1,234,568 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 원
Compact short: 123만
Compact long: 123만
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 시속 88킬로미터
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: 2026년 3월 27일 금요일
Date, long: 2026년 3월 27일
Date, medium: 2026. 3. 27.
Date, short: 26. 3. 27.
Time, medium: 오후 3:04:05
Time, short: 오후 3:04
Date and time: 2026. 3. 27. 오후 3:04
Month and year: 2026년 3월
Weekday: 금요일
Relative time: 어제 · 3일 후 · 2시간 전
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