Government type Presidential republic under a totalitarian dictatorship
Area 120,538 kmē (46,540 sq mi)
Population 26,069,000 inh. (2022 est.)
Population density 216 inh/kmē (560 inh/miē)
Capital Pyongyang (2,326,000 pop.)
Currency North Korean won
Languages Korean
Life expectancy M 68 years, F 75 years