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Practical Country Info
North Korea Practical Country Info
PyongyangLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For North Korea, civil time is represented by Asia/Pyongyang, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +850, and the country-code domain is .kp.
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Driving side
Right side
Mains voltage
230 V
Calling code
+850
ISO alpha-2
KP
Civil time
North Korea time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
North Korea is represented here using Asia/Pyongyang.
Road standard
Driving side
Right side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in North Korea.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
230 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type C
2 round pins
Type F
2 round pins with side grounding contacts
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How North Korea is identified internationally
+850
Calling code
.kp
Country domain
KP
ISO 3166
Alpha 2KP
Alpha 3PRK
Numeric408
For North Korea, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
North Korea practical data table
| Field | North Korea | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Asia/Pyongyang | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +850 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .kp | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | KP | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | PRK | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 408 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document North Korea's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +850, ccTLD .kp, time-zone reference Asia/Pyongyang, and identify the authority used for each claim.