north korea, n.Trivia

The Korean language, after only 73 years of separation has diverged so that 45% of North Korean defectors have difficulty understanding South Koreans.

North Korea's basketball rules: Slam Dunks are 3 pts, Three-point “nothing but net” shots are worth 4 pts, and a missed free-throw is a loss of a point

The accordion was previously a required skill for teachers in North Korea.

In North Korea citizens are forced to choose from one of twenty-eight government approved haircuts.

In North Korea it is currently the year 109 because their calendar is based on the birth of Kim Il-Sung, the founder of North Korea.

Kim Il-sung, who died in 1994, remains president of North Korea, making North Korea the only necrocracy in the world

North Korea and Finland are technically separated by only one country.

North Korea forces you to select between fourteen allowed haircuts for each gender

Official relations between France and North Korea do not exist. France is the only member of the European Union not to recognize the country.

In North Korea, only military and government officials can own motor vehicles.

Blue jeans are illegal in North Korea because they are a symbol of American imperialism.

Accordion is the most popular instrument in North Korea