North Korea
North Korea is in Eastern Asia, with its capital at Pyongyang and an area of about 120,538 km². Explore its flag, anthem, population, GDP ranking, government, natural resources, provinces and major cities on an interactive 3D globe.
- Official name
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Region
- Asia · Eastern Asia
- Area
- 120,538 km²
- Languages
- Korean
- Currencies
- North Korean won (KPW)
- Government
- Unitary one-party socialist republic
- Natural resources
- coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, precious metals, hydropower
- Industries
- military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism
- Main exports
- fake hair, iron alloys, tungsten ore, electricity, cars
First-level divisions (11)
- Chagang
- Kangwon
- North Hamgyong
- North Hwanghae
- North Pyongan
- Pyongyang
- Rason
- Ryanggang
- South Hamgyong
- South Hwanghae
- South Pyongan
Major cities
- Pyongyang (population 3,300,000)
- Nampho (population 1,127,000)
- Hamhung (population 773,000)
- Chongjin (population 672,614)
- Sunchon (population 400,629)
- Kaesong (population 338,155)
- Wonsan (population 329,207)
- Kanggye (population 299,514)
- Sinuiju (population 288,112)
- Hyesan (population 227,461)
- Haeju (population 224,231)
- Kimchaek (population 187,270)
- Manpo (population 186,827)
- Sariwon (population 154,942)
- Chongju (population 141,769)