List of diplomatic missions in North Korea

This is a list of diplomatic missions in North Korea.

Embassies

The Russian Embassy, located outside of the Munsu-dong Diplomatic Compound.

The following countries have embassies in Pyongyang:

1.  Brazil^[1]
2.  Bulgaria^[2]
3.  Cambodia^[3]
4.  China^[4][5]
5.  Cuba^[6][7][5]
6.  Czechia^[8]
7.  Egypt^[5][9]
8.  India^[10][11]
9.  Iran^[12]
10.  Laos^[5][13][7]
11.  Mongolia^[5][14]
12.  Nicaragua^[15]
13.  Nigeria^[16]
14.  Pakistan^[17]
15.  Palestine^[18]
16.  Poland^[19]
17.  Russia^[5][7]
18.  Sweden^[20]
19.  Syria^[7]
20.  United Kingdom^[21]
21.  Venezuela^[22]
22.  Vietnam^[5][7]

Most embassies are located in a special area of the city, known as the Munsu-dong Diplomatic Compound (문수동 외교단지 or 외국공관단지).^[23] The Russian, the Chinese, and the Pakistani embassies are located outside the diplomatic compound, as they are much larger than the other embassies.^{[citation needed]}

The former East German embassy is the center of activity in the diplomatic quarter, as it houses the British, German, and Swedish embassies. Sweden acts as the protecting power for Australia, Canada, and the United States, provides consular services for the Nordic countries, and handles visa applications for Italy and Spain.^[24]

EU countries' consulates provide consular assistance for all EU countries.^[25] The British embassy provides consular assistance to any Commonwealth citizen whose country is not represented in North Korea, except for those whose governments have opted out of this arrangement.^{[citation needed]}

Consulates general

In Chongjin

•  China^[26]
•  Russia^[27]

Former embassies and offices

Kaesong

•  South Korea (Inter-Korean Liaison Office)^[28] The Inter-Korean Liaison Office was demolished by North Korea on June 16, 2020.^[29]

Pyongyang

•  Albania (date unknown)^[a][30]
•  France (French Cooperation Bureau)^[31]
•  Germany^[31]
•  Hungary (closed in 1999)^[b][32]
•  Indonesia (to be re-opened)^[33][34]
•  Libya (closed in 2013)^[c][35]
•  Malaysia (closed in 2021)^[36][d]
•  Romania^[7]
•  Switzerland (Swiss Cooperation Office)^[e][31]
•  Yugoslavia^[f][38]

Non-resident embassies

The following countries have non-resident embassies:

Resident in Beijing

•  Albania^[39]
•  Algeria^[40]
•  Azerbaijan^[41]
•  Bangladesh^[42]
•  Brunei
•  Central African Republic
•  Cameroon^[43]
•  Chile^[44]
•  Colombia
•  Chad
•  Croatia^[45]
•  Cyprus^[46]
•  Ethiopia^[47]
•  Hungary^[48]
•  Iceland^[49]
•  Ivory Coast^[50]
•  Jordan
•  Jamaica
•  Kazakhstan^[51]
•  Lebanon
•  Libya
•  Mali
•  Maldives
•  North Macedonia^[52]
•  Malta^[53]
•  Malawi
•  Myanmar
•  Oman^[54]
•  Peru^[55]
•  Philippines
•  Qatar
•  Rwanda^[56]
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Singapore
•  Sierra Leone^[57]
•  Seychelles^[58]
•  Slovenia^[59]
•  Serbia
•  South Africa^[60]
•  Sudan
•  Sri Lanka^[61]
•  South Sudan
•  Switzerland
•  Thailand
•  Turkmenistan
•  Tanzania^[62]
•  Togo
•  Tajikistan
•  Tunisia^[63]
•  Zambia^[64]
•  Zimbabwe

Resident in Seoul

•  Australia^[65]
•  Austria^[66]
•  Belgium^[67]
•  Canada^[68]
•  Denmark^[69]
•  Spain^[70]
•  Finland^[71]
•  Greece^[72]
•  Guatemala^[73]
•  Ireland^[74]
•  Italy^[75]
•  Mexico^[76]
•  Netherlands^[77]
•  New Zealand^[78]
•  Norway^[79]
•  Portugal^[80]
•  Turkey^[81]
•  United Arab Emirates

Resident in Tokyo

•  Benin^[82]
•  Senegal^[83]

Missions to open

Host city	Sending country	Mission	Ref.
Pyongyang	Indonesia	Embassy	[34]

See also

• North Korea portal

• Foreign relations of North Korea
• List of diplomatic missions of North Korea

Notes

1. Resident in Beijing, China
2. Resident in Beijing, China
3. Resident in Beijing, China
4. Malaysian embassy operations were suspended in 2017 due to the assassination of Kim Jong-nam and ceased in 2021 following the severance of Malaysia–North Korea relations.^[37]
5. Resident in Beijing, China
6. Croatian, North Macedonian, Slovenian and Serbian resident in Beijing, China