Asia · Eastern AsiaKP · +850
Country profile / KP
North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Locally: 조선
Capital
Pyongyang
Region
Asia
ISO
KP
Local time in North Korea
live · IANAPyongyang
Asia/Pyongyang
Reference ledger
CapitalPyongyangAdministrative seat
LanguagesKorean1 listed
CurrenciesNorth Korean won1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Pyongyang1 IANA identifier
Area120,538 km²Ranked 99 of 241 by area
Dialing+850International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 59% of places in this atlas.
At 120,538 km², North Korea ranks 99 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#99by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
3Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code KP is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +850 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Pyongyang should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOKP
Borders3
Time zones1