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Best Time To Go

The busiest month for tourism in North Korea is April, followed by March and September. Prices for hotels and flights will be most expensive during these months, though you can save if you purchase well in advance. Tourists are unlikely to visit North Korea in July. Those willing to visit at these times will likely find it the least expensive month.

Transportation

Public Transport. North Koreans rely mainly on public transport. As oil imported into the country is mostly allocated to its military, Pyongyang has electrically powered trolleybuses (Pyongyang trolleybus system) and subways (Pyongyang Metro) as its main public transport.

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Weather

North Korea has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Long winters bring very cold and clear weather with sometimes snow storms as a result of northern winds that blow from Siberia.

Summer tends to be short, hot, humid, and rainy because of the southern monsoon winds that bring moist air from the Pacific Ocean.

Information

Government. North Korea is a Communist state dominated by the Korean Workers’ Party. … Often referred to as the “Great Leader,” Kim was president of North Koreaand general secretary of the Korean Workers’ Party. Following his death, his son, Kim Jong Il, inherited supreme power.

The Electric

Electricity in North Korea. In North Korea the power sockets are of type A and C. The standard voltage is 110 / 220 V and the standard frequency is 60 / 50 Hz.

Language

Korean is the official language of North Korea and South Korea. It is also one of the two official languages of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China.

Currency

North Korean won

Pound sterling

The won or Korean People’s won is the official currency of North Korea. It is subdivided into 100 chon. The won is issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, based in the capital city, Pyongyang.

Symbol: ₩

Central bank: Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Subunit: chon

Banknotes: ₩5000, ₩200, ₩10, ₩1000, ₩2000, ₩5, ₩50, ₩100, ₩500

Coins: 10 chon, 1 chon, ₩1, 5 chon, 50 chon

ISO code: KPW

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