The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea, is a country located on the Korean Peninsula in eastern Asia. It is bordered by China and Russia to the north and South Korea to the south.
No Grand Theft Auto games are released in North Korea due to government regulations that strictly prohibit almost any foreign media, including music, video games, movies, and television shows. Nonetheless, Grand Theft Auto games are commonly bootlegged in North Korea, and according to some sources, are rarely confiscated by authorities.[1]
There are a few references to the country in the series.
References in the Grand Theft Auto Series[]
HD Universe[]
- Korea Town is a neighborhood located in Alderney.
- Wonsu Nodong appears to be a North Korean gang.
- Kim Young-Guk and his father are from North Korea.
- The Midtown Gangsters is a North Korean gang.
- The Korean Mob is a North Korean crime syndicate.
- The website www.manopauseadventures.com advertises "Bridge climbing in North Korea".
- During the Strangers and Freaks mission Paparazzo, Beverly Felton mentions rumours about the singer Samantha Muldoon buying a North Korean baby off the black market.
- One of the currencies listed on www.iwillsurviveitall.com is the North Korean won.
- Pyongyang is mentioned during The Doomsday Scenario in Grand Theft Auto Online.
- Avon Hertz mentions "It has to be the Russians, or the North Koreans, or the Iranians, or the Chinese using a proxy agent".
- Moodymann has an unnamed Korean client who has an interest in creating counterfeit money. As the GTA Online Protagonist delivers the stolen bank plates to the client, Moodymann's girlfriend, Sessanta, asked which Korea the client came from, but Moodyman did not know nor care.