North Korea
The northern half of the Korean Peninsula
Passport card
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- North Korean won
- Languages
- Korean
- People
- About 2.6 crore
- Size
- About 1.2 lakh km²
- Leader
- Leader Kim Jong Un
- Founded
- 9 September 1948
- Time
- 3½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 pm in Pyongyang
⭐ North Korea touches Russia for only about 18 km, along the Tumen River.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about North Korea
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to North Korea
Turn the globe with your finger. North Korea has 3 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
North Korea and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 27 times the size of North Korea.
- PeopleIndia has about 56 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.6 crore in North Korea.
- DistancePyongyang is about 4,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeNorth Korea is 3½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 pm in Pyongyang.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on North Korea, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on North Korea
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn North Korea's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put North Korea back on the map
North Korea and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 4 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free North Korea worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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