Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
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North Korea
Global Sourcebook | Index | Properties
| NORTH KOREA |
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here
and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here
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| Table of Contents |
North Korea - Country information
Local short name form
Official name
Area
Population
24 052 231 (2008) [1]
Capital
Currency
International telephone access code
Car nationality plate code
ISO 3166 country codes
Internet country code
GRC Country Code
North Korea - Number format
1,234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)
North Korea - Date and time formats
North Korea - Languages
The national language is Korean .
North Korea - Example address formats
When addresses are transliterated they are often also translated, as with the examples above.
A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired
North Korea - Postal codes
North Korea has no postal code system.
North Korea - Postal code format graphic
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North Korea - Postal code format
North Korea - Postal code specifics
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North Korea - Postal code regular expression
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North Korea - Postal code level of coverage
North Korea - Postal code map
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Place names in North Korea
Note: This section last updated 2nd December 2015
Refer to Exonyms in North Korea for full lists of place names in North Korea in other languages.
Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm
Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm
North Korea - Administrative districts
Note: This section last updated 14th December 2022
North Korea has 9 provinces (do) and four cities (ko): 1 special city, 1 capital city and 2 metropolitan cities:
Chagang-do (Chagang Province)
Hamgyong-bukto (North Hamgyong Province)
Hamgyong-namdo (South Hamgyong Province)
Hwanghae-bukto (North Hwanghae Province)
Hwanghae-namdo (South Hwanghae Province)
Kaesong (metropolitan city)
Kangwon-do (Kangwon Province)
Nampho (metropolitan city)
P’yongan-bukto (North P’yongan Province)
P’yongan-namdo (South P’yongan Province)
P’yongyang-si * (P’yongyang City - capital city)
Raseon (special city)
Yanggang-do (Yanggang Province)
Administrative districts graphic
Telephone numbers in North Korea
North Korean area codes vary in length between 1 and 4 digits, with subscriber numbers varying in length between 3 and 13 numbers. Full numbers vary in length between 7 and 17 digits. Mobile numbers have the area code 191 and subscriber numbers of 7 digits.
References
- ^ citypopulation.de/en/northkorea/admin/
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