Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
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NORTH KOREA |
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here
and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here
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Table of Contents |
1,234.45
(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)
The national language is Korean .
When addresses are transliterated they are often also translated, as with the examples above.
A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired![]()
North Korea has no postal code system.
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Note: This section last updated 2nd December 2015
Refer to Exonyms in North Korea for full lists of place names in North Korea in other languages.
Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm![]()
Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm![]()
North Korea has 9 provinces (do) and 2 municipalities (si, shown in the list below with an asterisk):
Chagang-do(Chagang Province) Hamgyong-bukto
(North Hamgyong Province) Hamgyong-namdo
(South Hamgyong Province) Hwanghae-bukto
(North Hwanghae Province) Hwanghae-namdo
(South Hwanghae Province) Kangwon-do
(Kangwon Province) Najin Sonbong-si
* (Najin City) P’yongan-bukto
(North P’yongan Province) P’yongan-namdo
(South P’yongan Province) P’yongyang-si
* (P’yongyang City) Yanggang-do
(Yanggang Province)
North Korean area codes vary in length between 1 and 4 digits, with subscriber numbers varying in length between 3 and 13 numbers. Full numbers vary in length between 7 and 17 digits. Mobile numbers have the area code 191 and subscriber numbers of 7 digits.
Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm![]()
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