North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK, is the world's most isolated country and has usually been referred to as the "Hermit Kingdom". It's on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, which has been divided between North and South Korea since the 1950s. Wikivoyage
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 10 December 2025:
You must have a visa to enter North Korea.
Passport validity
Your passport should be valid for the proposed duration of your stay.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements, including for China if you are travelling through China. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in North Korea
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
North Korea's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
- Currency
- North Korean Won (KPW)
- Time
- UTC+9
- Tue 22:23 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types A, C, F · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +850
- Languages
- Korean
- Capital
- Pyongyang
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.