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Thursday, 5 May 2016

10 facts about North Korea that will blow your mind


1. If North Korea's capital was a US city, it would be the 4th most populous
The population of Pyongyang is 2.843 million. The 4th most populous state is Houston, Texas. Its population is 2.195 million.

2. North Korea has a 100% literacy rate
The CIA defines literacy as "age 15 and over can read and write". According to that definition, the literacy rate is 100%.

3. There are 28 state approved haircuts
According to Time, "Women are allowed to choose one of the 14 styles; married women are instructed to keep their tresses short, while the single ladies are allowed let loose with longer, curlier locks." Men are "prohibited from growing their hair longer than 5 cm — less than 2 inches — while older men can get away with up to 7cm (3 inches)".

4. Kim Jong-il's annual cognac expense was 800 times the average North Korean's annual income

Kim Jong-il, father of current leader Kim Jong-un, reportedly spent £700,000 on Hennessy per year. Thats roughly $1,200,000. The average North Korean income is estimated to be between $1000-2000 per year. We used $1,500 in our calculation.

5. Additionally, he reportedly owned 20,000 video tapes. That's about 137 years of movies
Kim Jong-il was a "film buff" who reportedly owned 20,000 video tapes. His favorite are reported to have been Rambo, Friday the 13th, Godzilla and "The Eternal Bosom of Hot Love". To simplify, we said that movies are on average 90 minutes long. That means that 20,000 tapes is about 137 years of movies.
6. North Korea scored a goal against Brazil in the 2010 World Cup
But they ultimately lost 2-1.
7. North Korea is about the same size as Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is 46,055.24 square miles, which is 119,283 square km. North Korea is 120,538 square km.

8. However, less than 20% of its land is arable. That's about the size of New Jersey
19.08% of North Koreas land is arable. Thats about 8879.83 square miles. New Jersey is 8722.58 square miles. You can see the size comparison of New Jersey to Pennsylvania to the right.

9. N Koreans born after the Korean War are about 2 inches shorter than South Koreans on average

This height difference is attributed to the fact that 6 million North Koreans are in need of food, and one-third of children are chronically malnourished.

10. North Korea has one of the fourth largest standing army in the world

It is estimated that the North Korean army has approximately 1.190 million men in their army. The United States has approximately 1.369 million.


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