- Population
- 26.2M
- Area
- 120,538 km²
- Language
- Korean
- Currency
- North Korean won (KPW)
- Drives on the
- Right
- Domain
- .kp
- Calling code
- +850
Why it sticks
- 1
Ruled by the Kim family since its founding in 1948, through three generations.
- 2
The 1950–53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty; the heavily fortified DMZ still divides the peninsula.
- 3
The 105-storey pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang has stood unfinished for decades.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: No coverage- No Street View coverage; only a handful of photospheres.
- Hangul script only, with no Chinese characters; propaganda murals and red slogans.
- Hardly any cars on wide empty roads; Soviet-style apartment blocks.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage