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North Korea travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit North Korea: travel advice level, plug type A/C/F, 220V, emergency –, currency KPW.

📷 Pyongyang · Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to whole country Updated 2025-12-10

Latest change (original, English)
New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalPyongyang
CurrencyKPW
LanguagesKorean, North Korean standard language
Calling code+850
Emergency numbers–
Plug typesType A, Type C, Type F
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population26M
Type AType CType F

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📷 Photos

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data from · Public domain · Commons
Uwe Brodrecht · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Uri Tours · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Nicor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
TSGT RENEE` SITLER · Public domain · Commons
Nicor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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