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Korea, North (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

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Country

Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
KOREA, NORTH (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
(pronounced - nawth kuh-ree-uh | nɔːθ kəˈrɪə)
OFFICIAL NAME: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
DEMONYMS: Korean, North Korean, Asian
North Korea is part of the Eastern Asia region in the continent of Asia. North Korea's name is believed to have derived from the Korean term meaning lofty, the local name of a tribe believed to have been called Guru or Gauri, and is also known as the Hermit Kingdom. It is in the Northern hemisphere and is 120.5 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary language spoken is Korean, the capital city is Pyongyang (P'yŏngyang), and the main currency used is the North Korean Won.
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RED
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Low
Low
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

* Most countries do not have a defined process regarding LGBTQIA+ asylum applications. The assessment carried out has been based on public records and statistics specifically relating to LGBTQIA+ individuals

LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

0
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ASYLUM

0
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TOTAL DISPLACED

0
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

0
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RANK

-
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
범죄 [beomjoe] (korean)
ABUSE
남용 [nam-yong] (korean)
AFRAID
두려워하는 [dulyeowohaneun] (korean)
ASSISTANCE
보조 [bojo] (korean)
ASYLUM
보호 시설 [boho siseol] (korean)
DEATH
죽음 [jug-eum] (korean)
DETENTION
구류 [gulyu] (korean)
DISPLACE
바꾸어 놓다 [bakkueo nohda] (korean)
KIDNAPPING
유괴 [yugoe] (korean)
PERSECUTION
박해 [baghae] (korean)
RAPE
강간 [gang-gan] (korean)
SCARED
깜짝 놀란 [kkamjjag nollan] (korean)
WAR
전쟁 [jeonjaeng] (korean)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  HIGH RISK  | LGBTQIA+ warning. The country likely has serious issues, and refugees and migrants from the community would likely face discrimination and, in some extreme cases, persecution....read more

Latest

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  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores low or very low within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means the government has criminalised same-sex relationships and may serve those prosecuted with lengthy prison sentences. Some countries within this category may even actively target the local LGBTQIA+ community by implementing antiquated laws or ignoring the abuse, torture, and vigilante killings occurring in specific regions or across the country...more
  • CURRENT STATE | Due to neighbouring conflicts or political instability, parts or all of the country may be dangerous to visit or travel through
  • This country is categorised as being an authoritarian regime, where power is centralised and held by a specific group of individuals within the population and where there are suppressed or no political challengers...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country did not sign up to either the refugee convention or protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | Given this country's position on the LGBTQIA+ community, it is unlikely that they will accept asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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KOREA, NORTH (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
BORDER FORCE OR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
국방성 | 國防省
The border force, customs or entry services are typically linked to the police or interior ministries within a government. All services and functions are designed to control and manage a particular country’s border. The entry services are typically related to the issuing and management of visas. Some countries may require a permit to enter, leave, or stay for a specified time
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KOREA, NORTH (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
GOVERNMENT
최고인민회의 | 最高人民會議 | ch'oe-go in-min hoe-ŭi
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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KOREA, NORTH (DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
보안 | 保安
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

National Health Insurance (NHI)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

-

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HEALTHCARE NAME

국가 의료 서비스 | gugga uilyo seobiseu

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Pyongyang

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REGION

Eastern Asia

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CONTINENT

Asia

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HEMISPHERE

Northern

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AREA

120540

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Pacific Ocean

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

Korean
Official Language(s) spoken in North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
The emergency service numbers within North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
구급차 (gugeubcha) (korean )

dial
119

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
경찰 (gyeongchal) (korean )

dial
110

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
불 (bul) (korean )

dial
119

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
가공 [gagong] (korean)
APPLICANT
응모자 [eungmoja] (korean)
APPLICATION FORM
신청서 [sincheongseo] (korean)
ASYLUM SEEKER
망명 신청자 (korean)
CITIZENSHIP
시민권 [simingwon] (korean)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
원산지 (korean)
DATE OF BIRTH
생년월일 (korean)
DISPLACEMENT
배수량 [baesulyang] (korean)
GENDER
성별 [seongbyeol] (korean)
MIGRANT
이주자 [ijuja] (korean)
NAME
이름 [ileum] (korean)
NATIONALITY
국적 [gugjeog] (korean)
PROOF
증명 [jeungmyeong] (korean)
REFUGEE
난민 [nanmin] (korean)
RELIGION
종교 [jong-gyo] (korean)
RETURN
반환 [banhwan] (korean)
SEXUALITY
성별 [seongbyeol] (korean)
STATUS
지위 [jiwi] (korean)
TRANSIT
운송 [unsong] (korean)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

LGBTQIA+ Community

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
Lesbian Flag
Lesbian
레즈비언 [lejeubieon] (korean)
Gay Flag
Gay
게이 [gei] (korean)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
양성 애자 [yangseong aeja] (korean)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
트랜스 젠더 (korean)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
인터 섹스 (korean)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
성기이 없는 (korean)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
질문 (korean)
Community Flag
Community
커뮤니티 [keomyuniti] (korean)
Gender Flag
Gender
성별 관련 (korean)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
성 관련 (korean)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
이진이 아닌 (korean)
Queer Flag
Queer
퀴어 (korean)
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COUNTRY NAME

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Many Languages

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A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | شمالی کوریا (pashto)
Albania Flag
korea e veriut (albanian)
Algeria Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic) | corée du nord (french)
American Samoa Flag
kolea i matu (samoan)
Andorra Flag
corea del nord (catalan)
Angola Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Argentina Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Armenia Flag
հյուսիսային կորեա (armenian)
Australia Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Austria Flag
nord korea (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
simali koreya (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Bahrain Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
উত্তর কোরিয়া (bengali)
Barbados Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Belarus Flag
паўночная карэя (belarusian) | северная корея [severnaya koreya] (russian)
Belgium Flag
noord korea (dutch) | corée du nord (french) | nord korea (german)
Belize Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | corea del norte (spanish)
Benin Flag
corée du nord (french)
Bermuda Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
corea del norte (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
sjeverna koreja (bosnian) | sjeverna koreja (croatian) | северна кореја [severna koreja] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
korea utara (malay) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Bulgaria Flag
северна корея (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
corée du nord (french)
Burundi Flag
corée du nord (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
កូរ៉េខាងជើង (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | corée du nord (french)
Canada Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | corée du nord (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
noord korea (dutch) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | corée du nord (french)
Chad Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic) | corée du nord (french)
Channel Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | corée du nord (french)
Chile Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
China Flag
北朝鲜 [běi cháoxiǎn] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Comoros Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic) | - (comorian) | corée du nord (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
corée du nord (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
corée du nord (french)
Cook Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | te tai tokerau korea (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Croatia Flag
sjeverna koreja (croatian)
Cuba Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
βόρεια κορέα [vóreia koréa] (greek) | kuzey kore (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
severní korea (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
nordkorea (danish)
Djibouti Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic) | corée du nord (french)
Dominica Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Egypt Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
corea del norte (spanish) | corée du nord (french)
Eritrea Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic) | ሰሜን ኮርያ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Estonia Flag
põhja-korea (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ሰሜናዊ ኮሪያ (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Finland Flag
pohjois-korea (finnish) | nordkorea (swedish)
France Flag
corée du nord (french)
French Guiana Flag
corée du nord (french) | corée du nord (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
corée du nord (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
corée du nord (french)
Gambia, The Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | ჩრდილოეთ კორეა (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
nord korea (german)
Ghana Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Gibraltar Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Greece Flag
βόρεια κορέα [vóreia koréa] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | nordkorea (danish)
Grenada Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Guam Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Guinea Flag
corée du nord (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
corée du nord (french) | kore di nò (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
北朝鮮 [běi cháoxiǎn] (cantonese) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Hungary Flag
észak kórea (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
norður kórea (icelandic)
India Flag
उत्तर कोरिया (hindi) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Indonesia Flag
korea utara (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
کره شمالی (persian)
Iraq Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
an chóiré thuaidh (irish (gaelic)) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Isle of Man Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Israel Flag
צפון קוריאה (hebrew)
Italy Flag
corea del nord (italian)
Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) Flag
corée du nord (french)
Jamaica Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Japan Flag
北朝鮮 (japanese)
Jordan Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
солтүстік корея (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
korea kaskazini (swahili) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
북한 [bughan] (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
북한 [bughan] (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
korea e veriut (albanian) | северна кореја [severna koreja] (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
түндүк корея (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ເກົາ​ຫຼີ​ເຫນືອ (lao)
Latvia Flag
ziemeļkoreja (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
korea leboea (sesotho) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Liberia Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Libya Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
nord korea (german)
Lithuania Flag
šiaurės korėja (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
nordkorea (luxembourgish) | corée du nord (french) | nord korea (german)


M  
Macau Flag
北朝鮮 [běi cháoxiǎn] (cantonese) | coreia do norte (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
korea avaratra (malagasy) | corée du nord (french)
Malawi Flag
north korea (chichewa) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Malaysia Flag
korea utara (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
corée du nord (french)
Malta Flag
korea ta 'fuq (maltese) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Martinique Flag
corée du nord (french)
Mauritania Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
corée du nord (french) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Mayotte Flag
corée du nord (french)
Mexico Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
coreea de nord (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
corée du nord (french)
Mongolia Flag
хойд солонгос (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
северна кореја [severna koreja] (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
မြောက်ကိုရီးယား (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Nepal Flag
उत्तर कोरिया (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
noord korea (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
New Caledonia Flag
corée du nord (french)
New Zealand Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | te tai tokerau korea (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Niger Flag
corée du nord (french)
Nigeria Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
North Macedonia Flag
северна кореа (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
nord-korea (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
شمالی کوریا (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Panama Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Paraguay Flag
corea del norte (spanish) | ઉત્તર કોરીયા (guaraní)
Peru Flag
corea del norte (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
hilagang korea (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Poland Flag
korea północna (polish)
Portugal Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
corea del norte (spanish) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Qatar Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
corée du nord (french)
Romania Flag
coreea de nord (romanian)
Russia Flag
северная корея [severnaya koreya] (russian)
Rwanda Flag
koreya ya ruguru (kinyarwanda) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | corée du nord (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
corée du nord (french)
Saint Helena Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
noord korea (dutch) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
corée du nord (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
corée du nord (french)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Samoa Flag
kolea i matu (samoan) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
San Marino Flag
corea del nord (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
coreia do norte (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Senegal Flag
corée du nord (french)
Serbia Flag
северна кореја [severna koreja] (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | corée du nord (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Singapore Flag
北朝鲜 [běi cháoxiǎn] (mandarin) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | korea utara (malay) | வட கொரியா (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
severná kórea (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
severna koreja (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Somalia Flag
kuuriyada waqooyi (somali) | كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
South Africa Flag
noord-korea (afrikaans) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | - (southern ndebele) | korea leboea (sesotho) | e-north korea (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Spain Flag
corea del norte (spanish) | corea del nord (catalan) | corea do norte (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
උතුරු කොරියාව (sinhalese) | வட கொரியா (tamil) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Sudan Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Suriname Flag
noord korea (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Sweden Flag
nordkorea (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
nord korea (german) | corée du nord (french) | corea del nord (italian) | corea del nord (romansh)
Syria Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic) | corée du nord (french) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
北朝鲜 [běi cháoxiǎn] (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
кореяи шимолӣ (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
korea kaskazini (swahili) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Thailand Flag
เกาหลีเหนือ (thai)
Togo Flag
corée du nord (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Tunisia Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic) | corée du nord (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
kuzey kore (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
demirgazyk koreýa (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Ukraine Flag
північна корея [pivnichna koreya] (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
United States of America (USA) Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Uruguay Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
shimoliy koreya (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | corée du nord (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
corea septentrionalis (latin) | corea del nord (italian)
Venezuela Flag
corea del norte (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
bắc triều tiên (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
corée du nord (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
كوريا الشمالية [kuria alshamalia] (arabic)
Zambia Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
korea, north (democratic people's republic of korea) (english) | mawodzanyemba koriya (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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