Where is North Korea? 🇰🇵

North Korea is located in the Northeastern Asia region at latitude 40.339852 and longitude 127.510093 and is part of the Asian continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

You can see the location of North Korea on the world map below:

North Korea Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of North Korea (KP) are:

North Korea borders with the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, and the East China Sea.

Country	Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of)
Coordinates	Latitude: 40.339852 Longitude: 127.510093
Country Codes	Alpha 2: KP Alpha 3: PRK
Country Flag Emoji	🇰🇵
Int. Phone Prefix	+850
Capital city	Pyongyang
Continent Subcontinent	Asia Northeastern Asia
Country Area	120,538 sq km
Population 2021	25,887,045 World Rank: 54
Median Age	35.6
Life expectancy	73.3
Major languages	Korean
UTC/GMT Time	Number of time zones: 1 UTC+09:00
Internet TLD	.kp
Biggest Airport	Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (Pyongyang)
Average temperature	10.00 °C 50.00 °F
Administrative Divisions	1 capital city 1 metropolitan city 1 special city 9 provinces
Political system	One-party communist state

World Bank Income Group	Low income
World Bank Region	East Asia & Pacific
Currency	North Korean Won (KPW)
GDP in 2020	$28 (billions of USD) World Rank: 99
GDP per capita in 2020	$1,077 World Rank: 167
Major Industries / Economic Sectors	Manufacturing, agriculture, energy, services
Top 5 Import Countries	China, Russia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan
Top 5 Export Countries	China, Russia, India, Philippines, Indonesia