10 Surprising Facts About North Korea You Have To Know

1. North Korea has its own operating system called ''Red Star OS''
2. In North Korea, only military and government officials can own motor vehicles.
3. North Korea is the world's only nation to currently have a US navy ship captured.
4. North Koreans may only choose from 28 approved haircuts.
5. North Korea Space Agency is called ''NADA'' which in spanish means ''NOTHING''
6. North Korea hosts the world's largest stadium settings 150,000 people.
7. Marijuana is legal and is not even classified as a drug in North Korea.
8. Between 150,000 and 200,000 North Koreans live in prison camps surrounded by electrified fencing, according to South Korean government estimates and Human Rights Watch. The worst camps are for those who commit political crimes.
9. The border between North Korea and South Korea is one of the most militarized in the world, according to the State Department. Pyongyang has about 1.2 million military personnel compared with 680,000 troops in South Korea, where 28,000 U.S. troops are also stationed. North Korea spent about one third of its national income on the military.
10. Nearly all property belongs to the state. A modern independent judicial system does not exist. Religious freedom does not exist.
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