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North Korea

The flag of North Korea is composed of three horizontal bands — a large central white-edged red band, and a blue band above and beneath the red band. On the hoist side of the red band is a red five-pointed star within a white circle.Coat of arms of North Korea
Official nameDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
LocationAsia | Eastern Asia
Area120538 km2
Population25.78M inhabitants
Density213.865 pop / km2
Demonyms(m) North Korean / (f) North Korean
Official languagesKorean
Capital(s)Pyongyang
Statusindependent, officially-assigned
MembershipsUN, FIFA
CurrencyNorth Korean won (₩)
TLD.kp
Phone code+8, suffix(es): 50
Postal code format###-###
Drives on theright