North Korea
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for North Korea. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About North Korea codes
Need North Korea (KP) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 13 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for North Korea. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch North Korea from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (13)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for North Korea. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| KP-04 | Chagang-do | province |
| KP-09 | Hamgyǒng-bukto | province |
| KP-08 | Hamgyǒng-namdo | province |
| KP-06 | Hwanghae-bukto | province |
| KP-05 | Hwanghae-namdo | province |
| KP-15 | Kaeseong | metropolitan city |
| KP-07 | Kangweonto | province |
| KP-14 | Nampho | metropolitan city |
| KP-03 | P'yǒngan-bukto | province |
| KP-02 | P'yǒngan-namdo | province |
| KP-01 | P'yǒngyang | capital city |
| KP-13 | Raseon | special city |
| KP-10 | Ryanggang-do | province |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for North Korea?
- North Korea uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 KP, alpha-3 PRK, and numeric 408. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does North Korea have?
- CountriesDB lists 13 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for North Korea (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use North Korea country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for North Korea, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use North Korea in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for North Korea (KP) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.