[custom_adv] Marijuana is legal in North Korea Consuming and buying marijuana in this country is completely free and you do not need to worry about prosecution. It is not clear, of course, that there are any laws against marijuana, or there are laws that are not enforced. It is also not clear that the same rules apply to North Korean tourists and citizens. [custom_adv] You need to work to study in North Korea North Korea is quite the divisive nation, to put it mildly. They have separated themselves from the vast majority of the world, in a variety of ways, including limiting the people who can move into and from the country. [custom_adv] Bill Gates's net wealth is higher than North Korea's gross domestic product North Korea's economy is a centrally planned system, where the role of market allocation schemes is limited, though increasing. Although there have been some small-scale reforms, as of 2015, North Korea continues its basic adherence to a rigid centrally planned command economy, and its reliance on fundamentally non-pecuniary (not readily quantified or valued in money) incentives. [custom_adv] Locals and tourists can not buy from a store You are not free in North Korea wherever you go. In this photo, the photographer went to a local store after being able to move away from the two guides for a minute, but the police prevented him from entering because the store was for the people of North Korea. He had only 15 seconds to take this photo. [custom_adv] North Korea is about the size of Pennsylvania Looking at these images, you might think that North Korea is a big country, but in fact it is almost the size of Pennsylvania. North Korea is about 120,538 km2, while our country's total area is 1648195 km2. Unlike Pennsylvania, only 19.5% of it is used for agricultural production. [custom_adv] North Korean taxis are not for tourists Its taxis are for the people of North Korea only, and tourists are not allowed to use them. Taxis are also very expensive, and only wealthy people can use them. [custom_adv] Permanent TV ads Here you see the waiter of a restaurant, but this photo is not about him. On the TV screen, you see the image of one of North Korea's national leaders. This is one of the messages that are spread overnight. Workers and customers have no choice but to listen to him. In fact, this is the background music! [custom_adv] Western citizens can not go their own in North Korea A guideline will be assigned to you once it has been approved by your visit. You can not say "No, thank you". This guideline is compulsory and will always be with you during your stay, and your tour will rarely leave Van. Help keep track of all your work, even they tell you when to sleep and when to wake up. [custom_adv] You must pay $ 8,000 to leave Leaving North Korea is not easy, and if you arrest yourself while escaping, you will be severely punished. But there is one way and you have to pay $ 8,000. This money only sends you to China, and a lot of people are really able to pay that amount, so leaving the country is almost impossible. [custom_adv] North Korean architecture is elementary Except for one or two buildings and memorials, the architecture of North Korea is very simple and primitive. Here you see blocks of flats where people live and call them homes, but more like prisons than living places! [custom_adv] North Korean public services are difficult The photo taken at the Grand Mansou Hill Memorial shows girls who wear uniforms and sweep one of the walkways as a form of public service. Something you probably will not see in other countries.
