| Local Name:Choson |
| Captial:Pyongyang |
| Continent:Asia |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Power constitutionally linked to a single political movement |
| Head of State:Acting Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam Eternal President Kim Il-sung |
| Head of Government:Premier Choe Yong-rim |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 99 |
| Total Area: 120,538 km2(46,540 sqmi) |
| Land: 120,408 km2(46,490 sqmi) |
| Water: 130 km2(50 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.11% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 48 |
| Population: 24,052,231 |
| Date: 1-Oct-08 |
| World Population: 0.34% |
| Source : Census result |
| Languages:Korean (Hangul/Hanja) |
| Currency |
| Currency: North Korean won |
| Currency Sign: ₩ |
| Currency ISO Code: KPW |
| Fractional Unit: Chon |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+09:00 (Korea Standard Time) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +850 |
| ISO Code A2: KP |
| ISO Code A3: PRK |
| ISO Number: 408 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 40 |
| Longitude: 127 |
| Information: Korea (North) News |
| Drive on:Right side |