North Korea: flag, capital & map
Get to know North Korea, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 26,571,036
- Area
- 120,538 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Korean
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- North Korean Won (KPW)
- Land neighbours
- China, South Korea, Russia
North Korea is a country in Eastern Asia. Its capital is Pyongyang.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of 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.
Where it is
North Korea is grouped in Eastern Asia, within Roam’s Asia region. Its land-border list includes 3 countries in this atlas: China, South Korea, Russia. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
North Korea has a recorded area of 120,538 square kilometres. Among the 5 countries assigned to Eastern Asia in this dataset, it ranks 4 by area, from largest to smallest. Japan is immediately above it in that ordering, at 377,930 km². South Korea is immediately below it, at 100,210 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 26,571,036 people for North Korea in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 220 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Korean. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is North Korean Won (KPW). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of North Korea?
Reveal answer
Pyongyang. North Korea is a country in Eastern Asia. Its capital is Pyongyang.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of North Korea?
Reveal answer
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.
Which land neighbours of North Korea are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
China, South Korea, and Russia. The source classifies North Korea as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for North Korea?
Reveal answer
Korean. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in North Korea.
Which currency codes are listed for North Korea?
Reveal answer
North Korean Won (KPW). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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