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Capital : Pyongyang
Language :  Korean
Currency :  North Korean won
Population : 24 213 510
Area : 120 538 km2

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1. Tourists can have a mobile phone with them if they buy a special phone card for it to make calls outside the country. It is not cheap, it costs over PLN 200.

2. In this country, Christians are considered “anti-communist spies.”

3. The top-level national domain is .kp . There are over 23 websites with this extension.

4. The most popular pages with the extension .kp are: kcna.kp, naenara.com.kp and rodong.rep.kp.

5. There are many restaurants created especially for tourists. You can eat really delicious local dishes there. In cheap pubs, due to lack of hygiene, you can easily get poisoned.

6. Tap water is not suitable for drinking.

7. You can only move around the country with an assistant interpreter who makes sure that tourists do not see too much.

8. Roads and place names are only in Korean.

9. Tourists at the border must deposit all GPS-enabled devices.

10. According to the official biography of Kim Dzon Ila, he never had to “defecate”.

11. In this country there are more than 25 554 km of paved roads (0,04% of all roads in the world).

12. The country has 82 airports, 39 of the paved surface.

13. In this country there are more than 5,242 km of railway tracks.

14. There is a 22 km metro line in Pyongyang (17 stations). It was opened in 1973. About 36 million people use it annually.

15. In some hospitals, state-of-the-art equipment remains unused because doctors and nurses do not know how to use them.

16. They use the Dżucze calendar invented in 1997. The years in it count from the year of birth Kim Ir Sena – April 15, 1912. Currently they have Dżucze 107 (2018).

17. Each leader has a flower specially cultivated in his honor, e.g. Kim Il-sung had orchids.

18. Lanterns are not turned on at night to save on electricity.

19. Kim Dzong Il ordered to kidnap a North Korean director who was supposed to create Godzill’s film in the communist propaganda version. However, the director managed to escape and the project was not implemented.

20. In 1950, Kim built a whole city called Kijong-Dong, called the village of peace. It exists only for demonstration purposes, there are no residents to this day.

21. Kim Jong Il spent $ 850,000 a year on alcohol.

22. Full name of the country – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

23. Political system – Dżucze.

24. The average temperature in January is -7 ° C, in July 22 ° C.

25. In North Korea, there is one doctor for every 700 people, and one hospital bed for 350 people.

26. North Korea is the last Stalinist country on Earth.

27. In April 2003 a ship was intercepted, which sailed from North Korea and headed towards Australia. 150 kg of heroin were found on board.

28. Kim Jong-il was only 157 cm tall. His shoes had a 10 cm soles.

29. Kim Jong-il has a huge collection of over 20,000 movies.

30. A telephone connection with Poland costs about PLN 30 per minute.

31. It’s best to visit this country in May or September. The summer is too humid and hot.


Geography in North Korea

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1. In the capital, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Kim Il-sun, a 170-meter tower of Idea Juche was built, consisting of 25,550 granite blocks (each block is one day of the leader’s life).

2. The country is 2.6 times smaller than Poland.

3. North Korea borders with such countries as: China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 17.5 km.

4. The longest river is Amnok, 790 km.

5. The highest peak is Pektu-san, 2744 m above sea level.

6. In North Korea there are 25550 km2 of agricultural land (21% of the country).

7. Samjiyŏn is the highest located city in the country.

119. The nearest capital in a straight line from Pyongyang is Seoul (South Korea) – 193 km.

120. The furthest capital city in a straight line from Pyongyang is Montevideo (Uruguay) – 19526 km.


Finance in North Korea

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1. The minimum wage varies from 5,000 to 10,000 won per day (data from 2014).

2. The amount of income tax in North Korea is 25%.

3. In this country, the amount of income tax for natural persons is 20%, and for companies 25% (2018).

4. The tax on goods and services is 15% (2018).

5. In the early 1970s, the North Korean economy was better developed than the South Korean economy

6. The gross domestic product (GDP) is $28,000,000,000 in 2015.

7. The internal debt at the beginning of 2015 was 0.4% GDP, or around: $112,000,000 .

8. At the beginning of 2014 , foreign debt was around: $ 5,000,000,000 .


Law in North Korea

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1. Tourists can not venture further than 50 km from the capital. Well, unless they get a special permit that is very difficult.

2. You can not take pictures that could show North Korea in a bad light.

3. Built-up area allowed speed depending on the area varies from 40 to 70 km / h.

4. Outside the built-up area, the permitted speed is 100 km / h.

5. In this country, the amount of income tax for natural persons is 20%, and for companies 25% (2018).

6. The tax on goods and services is 15% (2018).

7. In this country you can vote from the age of 17.

8. Most tourists can not use tourists.

9. In North Korea, adulthood is reached at the age of 17.

10. In North Korea, marijuana is legal.

11. There is no tax system in this country.

12. In each house there is a radio that can not be turned off. Only you can turn them down a bit.

13. In each room hangs a picture of the leader. During the outbreak of a fire, residents even have to raise it at the expense of their lives. In case of war, special bunkers are built, where all the portraits and statues have to be hidden.

14. Internet and cell phones are prohibited.

15. The traffic at the intersections is directed by ladies standing in the middle, on a special elevation.

16. Dogs are not allowed in the capital to keep the city clean.

17. In this country, women can get married at the age of 17, and men aged 18.

18. Arrests for any reason, lack of reliable trials and public executions are the norm.


Education in North Korea

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1. In this country, compulsory education lasts 11 years.

2. The beginning of education begins at the age of 7.

3. In this country, according to statistics, there are no people over 15 years of age who can not read or write.


Work in North Korea

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1. The unemployment rate is 4.2% (data from 2018).

2. The minimum wage varies from 5,000 to 10,000 won per day (data from 2014).

3. The amount of income tax in North Korea is 25%.

4. In this country, the amount of income tax for natural persons is 20%, and for companies 25% (2018).

5. In North Korea, people must work 6 days a week. On Sunday, “good free” participate in various social actions.

6. The main employers of North Korea are the government and the army.


Best in North Korea

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1. The highest building in North Korea is Ryugyŏng Hot’el in Pyongyang, 330 meters high (105 floors). It was built in 1992.

2. The prices of groceries are among the highest in the world.

3. The most deadly disease in this country is tuberculosis.

4. North Korea is the least visited country in the world. About 1 800 people a year.

5. North Korea is the most corrupt country in the world.

6. The country ranks third in the world in terms of the number of death sentences imposed.

7. North Koreans believe that Kim Jong Il is the best golfer in the world, that he wrote 1,500 books in 3 years, and created 6 operas that are the most outstanding in the world. He also invented a hamburger-like sandwich. He learned to walk in the third week of life and to speak in the eighth.

8. The longest river is Amnok, 790 km.

9. The highest peak is Pektu-san, 2744 m above sea level.

10. North Korea has the largest stadium in the world.

11. Samjiyŏn is the highest located city in the country.

12. The border with South Korea is the best kept border in the world.

13. North Korea has the highest percentage of military personnel in the world, counting per capita. Unofficially, there are about 10 million soldiers ready to fight, of which 2 million active.

14. There is the highest you have in the world. The exact height is not known, after shooting it is estimated that it is over 160 m, and the flag on its top weighs over 600 kg.

15. The lowest temperature: -43,6 °C was measured in Chunggangjin.

16. The highest temperature: 39.6 °C was measured in Wonsan.


Army in North Korea

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1. Mandatory military service lasts 5 years in the army and navy, or 3-4 years in aviation.

2. North Korea is officially still at war with South Korea.

3. According to American intelligence, North Korea can have up to 2.5 tons of biological and chemical weapons.

4. North Korea has the highest percentage of military personnel in the world, counting per capita. Unofficially, there are about 10 million soldiers ready to fight, of which 2 million active.

5. Korean soldiers use the US Navy ship captured in 1968.

6. Position in the list of the best armies of the world:
2015 year – 34 place,
2018 > year – 18 place.

7. Number of soldiers:
2014 year – 690,000 professional and 4,500,000 reservists,
2018 year – 945,000 professional and 5,500,000 reservists.

8. Number of equipment:
2014 year – 6500 tanks, 2500 > armored vehicles, 940 jet aircraft and 200 helicopters,
2018 year – 5240 tanks, 9935 armored vehicles, 942 jet aircraft and 202 helicopters.

9. Army expenditure:
2014 year – $ 7,500,000,000 (PLN 32,100,000,000),
2018 year – $ 7,500,000,000 (PLN 32,100,000,000).

10. The naval fleet …
– in 2014 there were about 164 ships, in 2018 it was about < strong style = "color: green;"> 230 ships.


Society in North Korea

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1. In North Korea, an average adult consumes about 3.7 liters of pure alcohol a year.

2. The most drinks are spirit – 95%, and beer – 5%.

3. In 2010, 2,614 people lost their lives as a result of traffic accidents.

4. 32% of the population suffer from malnourishment (around 8 050 000 people).

5. In order to better present the country in the media, during all the various visits from the area, all low and disabled people were removed.

6. A woman gives birth to 2 children on average.

7. About 14,000 (2018) accounts have been created on Facebook.

8. The population density is 189 people / km2.

9. The main religion is atheism, 64%.

10. The average age of people living in this country is 33.6 years.

11. In this country there are about:
5,362,000 people (21.21%) in the age range 0-14 years.
17,414,000 people (68.88%) in the age range 15-64 years.
2 505 300 people (9.91%) over 65 years old.

12. In this country, about 367,000 children are born each year (1.5% of the population), and about 233,000 people die (0.9% of the population).

13. 6 people in 1000 possess firearms.

14. In this country the average adult person smokes 54 cigarettes a month.

15. The average life expectancy in this country is 68.4 years (women – 71.8 years and men – 64.8 years).


Symbols of North Korea

1. The national tree is magnolia.

2. The national animal is a mythical Chollim.

3. Motto of the country – “A strong and prosperous state”.


Customs in North Korea

1. In big cities, women can not ride bicycles, and the skirts they wear must cover their knees.


Holidays in North Korea

1. Instead of celebrating Christmas, many Koreans worship the birth of Kim Jong-il’s mother, December 24.

2. North Koreans can buy meat only on public holidays.


Sport in North Korea

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1. The news reported that North Korea won the World Cup in Brazil.


History of North Korea

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1. Left-hand traffic was in force until 1945.

2. Before the division of Korea took place, the city of Pyongyang was called East Jerusalem.

3. According to historical literature, Kim Jong-Il was born in a hut inside a secret base on Korea’s Holy Mountain – Mt. Paekdu. At the time of his birth a bright star began to shine in the sky, the season changed from winter to spring and a rainbow appeared. However, according to the Russians, he was born in a partisan camp in Siberia.

4. Independence from Japan was obtained on August 15, 1945.

5. In this country, women have the right to vote since 1946.

6. He joined the United Nations on September 17, 1991.

7. North Korea is officially still at war with South Korea.


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What is the highest peak in North Korea?

The highest peak in North Korea is Pektu-san (2744 m above sea level).

answer: Marta


What is the largest river in North Korea?

The largest river in North Korea is Amnok, 790 km.

answer: Marta


Which North Korea has national colors?

National colors: red, white and blue.

answer: Marta


What is the national animal?

The national animal is a mythical Chollim.

answer: Marta


Which countries borders North Korea?

North Korea borders with such countries as: China 1416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 17.5 km.

answer: Marta


What is the average age of people living in this country?

The average age of people living in this country is 33.6 years.

answer: Marta


What is the minimum wage?

The minimum wage varies from 5,000 won to 10,000 won per day (data from 2014).

answer: Marta


What is the population density in North Korea?

The population density is 210 people per km2.

answer: Marta


What is the motto of this country?

Motto of the country – “A strong and prosperous state”.

answer: Marta


What is the highest temperature recorded in this country?

The highest temperature: 39.6 ° C was measured in Wonsan.

answer: Marta


What is the lowest temperature recorded in this country?

The lowest temperature: -43,6 ° C was measured in Chunggangjin.

answer: Marta


With how many years can you legally buy alcohol?

In this country, alcohol can be bought at the age of 18.

answer: Marta