North Korea

Key facts

Land borders (3)

• China
• Russia
• South Korea

North Korea in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. North Korea is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 18 claims from the pool that are true of North Korea, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “N”1 of 11
• Borders China1 of 14
• Borders Russia1 of 14
• Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
• Its name has more than one word1 of 32
• Is in Asia1 of 48
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177