North Korea: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 30
- Consulates
- 4
- missions abroad
- 47
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 0
Live & travel in North Korea
Internet access
0%
of people online
Air quality
21.8
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Korean
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug, NEMA 1-15
Calling code
+850
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Apr 28, 2025
1.9
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost—
- Safety1.0
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality3.0
- Climate2.7
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Government consensus
Do not travel· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Cities in North Korea
Traveller essentials · North Korea
- Calling code
- +850
- Currency
- KPW
- Plug types
- Schuko, Europlug, NEMA 1-15
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
Foreign missions in North Korea
BrazilPyongyang1BulgariaPyongyang1CambodiaPyongyang1ChinaPyongyang, Chongjin2CubaPyongyang1CzechiaPyongyang1EgyptPyongyang1FrancePyongyang1GermanyPyongyang1IndiaPyongyang1IndonesiaPyongyang1IranPyongyang1LaosPyongyang1LibyaPyongyang1MalaysiaPyongyang1MongoliaPyongyang1NigeriaPyongyang1PakistanPyongyang1PalestinePyongyang1PolandPyongyang1RomaniaPyongyang1RussiaPyongyang, Chongjin2SwedenPyongyang1SwitzerlandPyongyang1SyriaPyongyang1United KingdomPyongyang1VenezuelaPyongyang1VietnamPyongyang1
North Korea missions abroad
AngolaLuanda1AustriaVienna1BangladeshDhaka1BelarusMinsk1BrazilBrasília1BulgariaSofia1CambodiaPhnom Penh1ChinaBeijing, Shenyang, Shanghai6CubaHavana1CzechiaPrague1DR CongoKinshasa1Equatorial GuineaMalabo1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin1IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta1ItalyRome1LaosVientiane1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MexicoMexico City1MongoliaUlaanbaatar1NepalKathmandu1NigeriaAbuja1PakistanIslamabad, Karachi2PeruLima1PolandWarsaw1RomaniaBucharest1RussiaMoscow, Vladivostok3SenegalDakar1South AfricaPretoria1SpainMadrid1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandBern1SyriaDamascus1ThailandBangkok1UgandaKampala1United KingdomLondon1United StatesNew York City1VietnamHanoi1
Who can enter North Korea without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in North Korea?
30 missions, 28 countries.
Who can enter North Korea without a visa?
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