Asia · Eastern Asia
North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
CapitalPyongyang
Population26,571,036World Bank 2025
Area120,538 km²
CurrencyKPW — North Korean won
LanguagesKorean
Calling code+850
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Life expectancy73.7 years
Internet users0.0%
What this means
North Korea is in Asia (Eastern Asia). About 26.57M people live there, or roughly 220.4 people per km².
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Country facts: world-countries (MIT). Indicators: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0).