ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL: Pyongyang

GEOGRAPHY

Located in East Asia North Korea owns the northern part of the Korean peninsula. Having a land area of 120,540 km² and a coast of 2,495 kms the country is gifted with natural resources like Gold,coal, copper etc.

DEMOGRAPHY

A population of close to 25 Million. Muslims account for about 0.1% of the population.

CLIMATE

A continental climate with long winters. Average temperature at the capital city during summer is between 29°C to 20°C while winter will be -3°C to -13°C average snow fall is about 37 days.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Korean is the official languages.

LOCAL TIME

GMT+9 hrs throughout the year

BUSINESS HOURS

Government: 9 AM to 4 PM
General: 9 AM to 5 PM

HOLIDAYS

New Year's Day : January 1st
Military Foundation Day : April 25th
International Workers Day : May 1st
Victory Day : July 27th
Liberaton Day : August 15th
Independence Day : September 9th
Constitutions Day : December 27th

CURRENCY

North Korean Won

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Emergencies: 119