North Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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About North Korea
North Korea's government is reclusive and secretive, and Korea today is not very attractive to foreigners visitors. Once gone through the complex process of applying for a visit, visitors are not allowed to travel outside designated tour areas without Korean guides.
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General information
- Capital: Pyongyang
- Language: Korean
- Climate: Temperate with rainfall concentrated in summer
- Timezone: UTC+9
- Currency: 1 North Korean won (KPW) = 100 chon
- Electricity plugs: c (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 22,912,177 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +850
- Toplevel domain .kp
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
Good to know
Traditional aspects of Korean culture tend to be downplayed with the state officially being atheist, shunning traditional religious ceremonies and practices.
Religion: traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
National holiday: Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)
Travel tips
North Korea
Change your clothes to taditional clothes.
change your money to Korean Won
Posted on 16-05-2007 by Dogo Youshamaga
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