North Korea is very different from South Korea.
North Korea is capital is Pyongyang.
North Korea's border with South Korea is one of the most controversial parts of North Korea as it is a 250km DMZ (Demilitarized Zone).
North Korea has many hidden bases, like hidden airports for military plane hangers, underground factories, and around 8,000 to 15,000 hidden underground facilities here.
Symbolism is very important here as every school and office building is required to have portraits of the late Kim Jong ll and Kim ll Sung on their walls.
Every single crop field has government jurisdiction as farmers have to give a potion or quarter of produce to the state.
In the 1990s floods and natural disasters caused famine which killed hundreds of thousands of people.
The population of 25 million, and has the most military troops with about 48 people per 1000 people.
North Korean Won as their currency.
North Korea has a thing called Juche which is the Ideology of North Korea from the founder Kim ll-Sung. It translates to "Self-reliance", the calendar here actually starts with Kim Il-sung's birthday on April 15, 1912.
The Sungun Jung-ji policy, rationed priority to the military. Both men and women are required to serve in the military.
There are lots of things banned in North Korea as outside Music and movies, Youtube, Jeans, overly probative clothing, and Domestic travel between cities unless you have a permit. Hair dye, the 28 unapproved hairstyles for men and women, and Religious texts or literature like the Quran or Bible.
The people living in the capital have to excel in academics and arts.
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