Basic facts about North Korea
| Country name: | North Korea |
| Capital: | Pyongyang |
| Country code: | 308 |
| Continent: | East & Southeast Asia |
| Currency name: | North Korean won |
| Independence: | 1945-08-15 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: | from Japan |
| Total area (km2): | 120,538 |
| Land area (km2): | 120,408 |
| Water area (km2): | 130 |
| Population: | 24,720,407 |
| Population note: | 24,720,407 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: | Korean |
| All languages: | Korean |
| Time zone: | Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) |
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| Drive on: | right |
| Calling code: | +850 |
| Domain: | .kp |