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North Korea Travel Guide
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Quick Facts
Capital
Pyongyang
Currency
KPW (₩)
Language
Korean
Travel Advisory
Level 4 — Do Not Travel
🇺🇸 US State Department Advisory
Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do not travel to North Korea due to wrongful detention and other risks . Do not travel to North Korea due to the continuing serious risk of arrest, long-term detention, and the threat of wrongful detention of U.S. citizens. Do not travel to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for any reason. U.S. passports cannot be used to travel to, in, or through the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) unless they are specially validated for such travel by the Secretary of State....
Read full advisory on travel.state.gov →Updated: Tue, 29 Apr 2025
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