28 interesting pictures from North Korea
Nathan Johnson
Published
07/22/2015
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This is North Korea at night -
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Paying respects at the Munsudae Hill statues of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il -
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An eight-lane super highway in North Korea is almost devoid of traffic in this image taken by Swedish photographer Björn Bergman. The road – which stretches around 160km from capital Pyongyang to the border with South Korea – is also in a state of disrepair -
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With advertising non-existent, these are the kind of billboards that exist in North Korea -
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Pyongyang Gold Lane Bowling Alley -
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North Korean military rocket-launcher tractors -
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North Korean School Bus -
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Minced beef and bread costs $1.70 , roughly the same price as a McDonald’s cheeseburger in the UK but almost half the daily income of an average North Korean. The average wage in North Korea last year was just under $1000 -
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Traffic Officer in Pyongyang -
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Breakfast at the Yanggakdo Hotel, Pyongyang -
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For a long time, bans against black market sales have been strictly enforced. Grey market vendors are more common. They earn a little money selling cigarettes or sweets. -
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How the children slept at the orphanage -
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North Korea’s 18 state sanctioned female hairstyles -
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North Korea’s 10 approved hairstyles for men -
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Sunan International Airport -
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Tractor-driving simulator at Samjiyon Schoolchildrens’ Palace -
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Young North Korean schoolchildren help to fix pot holes in a rural road in North Korea’s North Hamgyong province -
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Flight Attendants for North Korea’s national Airline -
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Phone booth -
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Red Star OS, The North Korean Operating System -
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North Korean Elections – North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was elected with 100% of the votes. The ballot listed only him. Citizens are allowed to cross out his name and write in a new one, but they must step outside the election booth to do so, and write down the new name in front of election officials. -
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North Koreas Mission Control Room -
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Chronic food shortages in North Korea have made people desperate for food. Here is a man collecting grass from parks -
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Morning in Kijong-dong a propaganda city in the demilitarized zone of North Korea -
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Inflight meal service on Air Koryo, the national airline of North Korea -
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North Korea currency -
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North Korea’s Marathon -
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Children’s Day in North Korea
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