By: Sherone White. In North Korea on special occasions and events women often wear a “hanbok” which is a colorful two piece long dress. Men on special.

WORLD DOMINATION NORTH KOREA

EDITIONBy: Sherone White

Dress

In North Korea on special occasions and events women often wear a “hanbok” which is a colorful two piece long dress.

Men on special occasions wear pants with a lose robe or jacket.

The way people dress really depends on the occasion.

The wear in North Korea is very conservative and being bare foot in public is considered inappropriate.

Food

People in North Korea often do not have time to eat they wake up early in the morning and leave out to work, so they do not eat breakfast.

People do often eat lunch and that is only when they get a break from there work.

The only other meal that they do eat is dinner which is usually around late evening.

A staple food that is in many people’s diet in North Korea is “Kimch’I” which is a spiced pickled cabbage.

Music

In North Korea there are many different types of music, just like in America. The most popular type of music is pop.

Also in North Korean girls in school learn Gayageum, a traditional instrument.

From a young age Gayageum takes a big part in North Korean traditional music.

The Gayageum is a 12 strings and some times it has up to 21 or more strings. But 12 strings are usually what they come in.

Customs and Manners

In North Korea eating with your fingers is considered impolite.

Also slurping while eating soup or noodles is okay there.

Life Style/ Leisure

The lifestyle in North Korea is very private and conservative.

The people there are constantly monitored by the government so they tend to be to them selves.

In North Korea during leisure time that they have children like to play games.

Also women and teenage girls sow and make clothes.

Religions

In North Korea there are three different types of religion, they are

Christians Confucianism • Created by a king named  Kong Qiu.• Based on a man named Confucius.• Some don’t even consider this a religion.

Buddhism • Created by Northern India by Siddhartha Gautama in the 6th century BC• There are many more but he considers him self the highest of them all

Literature

Not many people in rural areas go to school but children in urban areas usually do.

Age 15 and over can read and write can read in urban areas, and some people in rural areas can read and write as well.

Family

There family revolve around love and unity.

A tradition that is usually done in North Korean family that is very common is that when children loose their teeth they throw it on to the roof and chant this …

"Blackbird, blackbird, my old tooth I give to you. Bring me a new tooth".

Body ordainments

People get piercing sometimes and also tattoos.

Language

They speak chosungol but Russian, Chinese, and English are taught as secondary languages

Art

Art is mostly influenced by tradition and realism in North Korea.

Also most North Korean paintings are full of vibrant colors and are easily attracted by peoples eyes.

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Government Structure

Executive Branch

Legislative Branch

Judicial Branch

Administrative Division

Political Parties

The only political party is democratic.

Relationships with other countries

They have relations with, South Korea, china, Japan, and United States.

Current leaders

KIM Jong Un {since December 7, 2011}

Flag

The flag of North Korea was adopted September 8, 1948.

The Soviet’s are the ones who designed the flag.

Blue represents the people's desire for peace.

Red representing the path to socialism. White represents dignity and strength. The red star symbolizes the role of the

Korean worker's party in building socialism.

Citizenship

You can’t have a criminal record to be a citizen and have to live in the country for 4 years.

You can be a citizen through marriage.

You cant get a dual citizenship after the age of 21.

Immigration Policy

They do not have a very strict policy to sum it up they don’t mind if you come over to North Korea as long as your not doing anything illegal and you apply to all their rules.

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Per Capita Income

$1,800 (USD)

Gross Domestic Product

$40,000,000,000 (USD)

Major Industry’s

Mining, Machine building Armaments Electric power Chemicals Metallurgy Textiles Food processing

National debt

North Korea has a National dept $12.5 billion

$11 billion of the debt is owed to Russia.

Currency

North Korean won (KPW)

North Korean Money comes in many colors and color combinations such a blue and purple, red and brown, green, violet, and orange.

$1 (USD)- $129.27 (KPW)

Trade

Oil and natural gases.

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There is a small Chinese community and a few Japanese.

Race/ethnicity

Total: 32.9 years

Male: 31.2 years

Female: 34.6 years

Median age

Children go to school from kinder- garden through twelfth like here.

But children in rural areas sometime don’t go to school do to chores or because the commute to school is too long.

Education

15 births/ per 1,000 women

Birth rate

They do not have an immigration rate because they do not keep an record of it.

But they do of their migration rate.

Their migration rate is 4%, most of it is because people migrate from there it places like Japan, China, and the US to get away from trafficking or to get a better job.

Immigration rate

Korea used to be an independent kingdom for a very long time and was occupied by Japan until the beginning of 1905 which is when the Russo-Japanese War happened.

Around the time of the war the country started to split but it didn’t officially split into North and South Korea until World War II.

Origins

North Korea is a commonly know country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation

The most common form of trafficking in North Korean is women and girls who cross the border into China voluntarily because they are most likely looking for a way to escape poor social and economic conditions by the promise of food, jobs, and freedom.

But they are then forced into prostitution, marriage, or exploitative labor arrangements once in China;

Within the country, North Koreans do not have a choice in the work the government assigns them a job and are not free to change jobs at will. There has still been no turning point.

Internal conflict/Turning Point

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There is 22.4% of arable land. Terrain: mostly hills and mountains

separated by deep. Highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m Lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m

Physical Features

Cold and dry winters.

Summer are often hot and humid. 

Winter is from November through February.

Summer is from June through August.

Climate

The national boundaries are: China South Korea Russia Sea of Japan Yellow sea

National boundaries

Baekdu-san   Ch’ilposan Myohyang-san Geumgang- (Diamond Mountains) Guwol-san  

National parks

Deer Tiger Brown bear Lynx Water shrew Hawk owl Three-toed woodpecker

Wildlife

Coal Lead Zinc Graphite Iron ore Copper Gold Salt Hydropower

Natural Resources

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