North Korea
North Korea: currency
The national currency of North Korea is the won = 100 chon (NKW).
But it is practically irrelevant for visitors, since all expenses are to be paid
in euros or dollars.
Travelers checks or credit cards are not accepted. ATMs are unknown.
Note
At the end of 2009 the "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il ordered a currency
changeover. The "new" wong "has two zeros less than the old one. That would be
less worth mentioning if it had not been ordered at the same time that only
100,000 old" wong "were allowed to be exchanged for new wong. This means the
expropriation of a larger number of people who signed up The official exchange
rate of 100,000 old wong was around € 590 at the end of 2009. On the new 5,000
wong banknote there is a picture of Kim Il-sung, the "President for Eternity",
who died in 1994, while the 2,000 wong - The hut is shown in which Kim Jong Il
was born in 1942. The CFO Pak Nam Gi was responsible for the implementation. who
hoped to get inflation under control with the changeover. Pak had headed the
Labor Party's Finance and Planning Committee, which was responsible for currency
reform. But the action went completely wrong. As a result, he was shot dead in
mid-March 2010 at the instigation of the "Dear Leader".
North Korea: entry and exit regulations

Formalities, visas
Tourists are only allowed to enter the country if they have a return ticket
and sufficient financial resources to finance their stay in the country
themselves.
The following are responsible for issuing visas in Germany:
Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Visa Department of the Embassy of North Korea
Glinkastraße 5-7
Berlin
Tel: 0049 - (0) 30 - 229 31 89
Fax: 0049 - (0) 30 - 229 31 91
Currency
All types of foreign currency must be declared upon entry. The currency for
foreign visitors is the euro, so all expenses in the country must be paid in
euros; Credit cards are generally not accepted.
Import and export of goods
The import and export of weapons, ammunition or explosives is strictly
prohibited. Hunting weapons, which must be declared upon entry, are excluded. In
addition, the import and export of plants and animals protected under the
Washington Species Protection Act is prohibited. Violation can result in severe
penalties.
Daily necessities can be introduced. However, cameras, watches, jewelry, video
devices and publications (magazines, newspapers) must be declared upon
entry. Cell phones are to be handed in on entry against receipt. Importing
Korean language publications, seeds, radios and binoculars is prohibited.
North Korea: Travel Medicine, Vaccinations and Warnings
Infectious Diseases
In North Korea, the following infectious diseases are to be expected, which
are not or less widespread in Germany or Central and Northern Europe. However,
it must be taken into account that only relatively uncertain information is
available from the country on this:
- Malaria: There is only a relatively low risk of
infection in the area around the border between North and South Korea. Only
tertian malaria occurs there.
- Intestinal infections from contaminated food or water,
including amoeba, lamblia, salmonella, shigella, worm infestation and all
kinds of viruses and bacteria
- Hepatitis A and B
- Japanese encephalitis
- Polio, polio
- rabies
- typhus
Vaccination recommendations
The following vaccinations are recommended when entering North Korea:
- Diphtheria - a vaccination against diphtheria should
always exist, also in the home country.
- Hepatitis A and B
- Japanese encephalitis
- Polio, polio
- Tetanus - a vaccination against tetanus should always
exist, even in the home country.
- Rabies - but only for high-risk travelers who can come
into contact with the vector animals.
- Typhoid - but only for travelers who can come into
contact with polluted water or contaminated food.
Malaria prophylaxis
When traveling in the country, especially when traveling to the border areas
mentioned above, it is advisable to undergo malaria prophylaxis despite the
relatively low risk of infection. However, if the side effects seem questionable
to you, you should at least have a " stand-by preparation "
with you.
Who pays for vaccinations in Germany?
Most children in Germany are vaccinated against a number of infectious
diseases at an early age. However, the vaccination protection only lasts up to
10 years, in some cases even shorter. Therefore, before traveling abroad, you
should carefully consider against which infectious diseases a vaccination is
necessary or useful in the country concerned and whether the vaccination
protection, if applicable, was not too long ago.
Most statutory health insurances have been reimbursing the costs for the
following vaccinations since June 2007.
There is even no 10 € practice fee - but the insured usually have to pay the
statutory co-payment, which is 10% of the vaccine price - that is at least 5 €
and a maximum of 10 €. Under these conditions, the following vaccinations are
free of charge:
- cholera
- diphtheria
- Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE)
- Yellow fever
- Hepatitis A and B
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Pneumococci
- Polyo (polio)
- Tetanus (tetanus)
- rabies
- typhus
Some health insurance companies also reimburse the cost of malaria
prophylaxis.
As a rule, private health insurance companies (inquire beforehand) also cover
the costs mentioned.
Compulsory vaccination
There are no vaccination regulations when entering or staying in the country.
North Korea: Embassies
Visit Countryaah for a full list of North Korea embassies and consulates in each
country around the world.

Representations of North Korea in Germany
The embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is located on
Glinkatraße - corner Mohrenstraße in Berlin-Mitte.
German representations in North Korea
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Munsudong District
Pyongyang (Pyongyang)
Tel: 00850 - 2 - 381 73 85
Fax: 00850 - 2 - 381 73 97
Austrian representations in North Korea
Embassy
The embassy in China is responsible
Representations of North Korea in Austria
Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Vienna
Beckmanngasse 10-12
1140 Vienna
Tel: 0043 - (0) 1 - 894 23 13
Fax: 0043 - (0) 1 - 894 31 74
E-Mail: [email protected]
Swiss representations in North Korea
Embassy
The embassy in China is responsible
Representations of North Korea in Switzerland
Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Pourtalèsstrasse 43
3074 Muri b. Berne
Tel: 0041 - (0) 31 - 951 66 21
Fax: 0041 - (0) 31 - 951 57 04
Email: [email protected]
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