North Korea

Asia · Eastern Asia

North Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Asia · Eastern Asia · Capital: Pyongyang

Quick facts about North Korea

Official name	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Capital	Pyongyang
Continent & subregion	Asia · Eastern Asia
Population	26,418,204 people (world rank 55)
Area	120,538 km²
Density	219 people/km²
Share of world population	0.33% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	—
Urbanisation	63.5% urban population
Life expectancy	73.6 years
Currency	North Korean won (₩) — KPW
Languages	Korean
Internet domain	`.kp`
Calling code	+850
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

Fertility Rate	1.8 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	14.5 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	2.5 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	64% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means North Korea did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

China South Korea Russia

The geographic position is roughly 40°, 127°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.