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Korea, Dem. People's Rep. KP

East Asia & Pacific · Low income · capital Pyongyang

Population
26,571,036
2025
GDP
—
no observation
Life expectancy
73.7 y
2024

Geospatial extent

Bounding box 124.21°–130.70° E, 37.68°–43.01° N · centroid 40.34, 127.46 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

civil law system based on the Prussian model; influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
Agricultural land (% of land)21.62024World Bank
air_freight0.02023World Bank IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1
Air passengers carried3,690.02023World Bank
airline_routes_departures5.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights5.02026OpenFlights airport database
airports_total74.02023World Bank IS.AIR.DPRT
armed_forces_pct8.62020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS
armed_forces_personnel1,469,000.02020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV)44,000,000.02025World Bank
basic_water_pct93.92023World Bank
cereal_tonnes4,885,461.42024World Bank AG.PRD.CREL.MT
child_stunting_pct19.12017World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
clean_fuels_cooking22.02024World Bank EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS
Clinical trials involving this country (ClinicalTrials.gov)1.02026ClinicalTrials.gov v2 (country from trial locations)
contradictions_total1.02026encyclopedia.db prose claim graph (precision-gated advisory; P17/P27 subject)
crop_production_idx94.22024World Bank AG.PRD.CROP.XD
defense_spend_usd1,604,444,444.42018World Bank MS.MIL.XPND.CD
dentists_per_10k44.52024WHO Global Health Observatory HWF_0006
Emigrants living abroad (UN DESA 2020)52,215.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
International migrant stock (UN DESA 2020)24,895.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
dpt_immun_pct99.02024World Bank SH.IMM.IDPT
Access to electricity (%)61.42024World Bank
electricity_capacity_gw8.52024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_consumption_pc793.62024World Bank EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC
electricity_emissions_mtco2e9.22024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_clean_twh17.22024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_demand_twh27.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_fossil_twh9.92024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_hydro,_bioenergy_and_other_renewables_twh17.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_renewables_twh17.22024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_twh27.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_wind_and_solar_twh0.22024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_bioenergy_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_coal_pct34.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_gas_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_hydro_pct62.72024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_net_imports_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_nuclear_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_fossil_pct2.62024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_renewables_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_solar_pct0.62024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_wind_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy0.02024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20000.02000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20010.02001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20020.02002https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20030.02003https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20040.02004https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20050.02005https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20060.02006https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20070.02007https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20080.02008https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20090.02009https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20100.02010https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20110.02011https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20120.02012https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20130.02013https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20140.02014https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20150.02015https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20160.02016https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20170.02017https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20180.02018https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20190.02019https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20200.02020https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20210.02021https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20220.02022https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20230.02023https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20240.02024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean5.12024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20004.62000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20014.82001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20024.82002https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20034.82003https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20044.82004https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20054.82005https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20064.82006https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20074.92007https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20084.52008https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20093.92009https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_clean_20104.02010https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
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Language

English canonical body. 304 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partialpatent application counts (residents + non-residents) from the World Bank/WIPO series; patent documents are not ingested source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partiallegal-system description (CIA World Factbook, public domain); no statutes, gazettes or case law ingested, and Factbook recency is not guaranteed source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested0 alerts in current GDACS/USGS window (measured, not an all-clear). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 defense record corpus (0%); only SIPRI/World Bank series present. Missing: full UNROCA/SIPRI/DoD award records. source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (34.6 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_PRK_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested2,034 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national-accounts corpus. source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNESCO UIS education corpus. source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) at least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialstale data (2022) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 5 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full ITU/operator connectivity dataset. source
crimeYELLOW · partialstale data (2021) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 0 numeric UNODC/OWID crime series rows only. Missing: full UNODC CTS offence/incident records. source
conflictYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UCDP/GDELT event corpus. source
businessGREY · source has no observationRechecked 2026-10-29: DPRK publishes no business register. Queries to DuckDuckGo HTML (via r.jina.ai) for 'North Korea business register count' and 'DPRK companies statistics' returned no official registry total; IMF BOP/IFS/DBnomics returned 0 series; World Bank IC.BUS.NREG/IC.BUS.NDNS returned empty arrays (HTTP 200). Kept no-data. source
scienceGREEN · ingestedOpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 11 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial5 public Interpol Red Notice(s) in the 2026-11-08T00:47:49Z snapshot list a national of this country. Not a crime rate; Interpol controls/withdraws notices and the unfiltered public API is capped, so the set is incomplete. source
armsYELLOW · partialSIPRI arms-transfer trend indicator values (imports and exports) via the World Bank; TIV is a trend measure, not currency source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 586 + UN consolidated 141 + EU 201 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FAOSTAT food-balance corpus. source
laborYELLOW · partialunemployment (% of labour force), ILO modelled estimate via World Bank source
financeYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full IMF/World Bank financial corpus. source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UN Comtrade/trade corpus. source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNWTO tourism corpus. source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partialair passengers carried, World Bank/ICAO; one mode only source
investmentYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesGREY · source has no observationRechecked 2026-10-29: DPRK publishes no BOP at all; IMF BOP/IFS/BOPAGG DBnomics returned 0 series; World Bank BX.TRF.PWKR.CD empty (HTTP 200). Kept no-data, not zero. source
health_financeYELLOW · partialPARTIAL CORPUS — Public health sector allocation in the 2026 state budget set at 105.6% of the 2025 allocation (KCNA budget report); no absolute total published. source
budgetGREY · source has no observationRechecked 2026-10-29: KCNA reports only year-on-year percentages (2026 expenditure 105.8% of 2025; public health allocation 105.6%), never absolute won totals. No absolute appropriation figure is published, so no MUSD conversion is possible. Kept no-data. source
treatyYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNTC treaty-text corpus. source

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Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for Korea, Dem. People's Rep.:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict science prison interpol arms sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment health_finance treaty

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

estate.json .well-known alias

Cite this page

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (KP). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/kp. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.