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Estimating gross national product in North Korea is a difficult task because of a lack of economic data [41] and the problem of choosing an appropriate rate of exchange for the North Korean won, the nonconvertible North Korean currency. The South Korean government's estimate placed North Korea's GNP in 1991 at US$22.9 billion, or US$1,038 per ...
The North Korean government, therefore, does collect revenue, in a manner which has been compared to a taxation system by international observers. However, inside North Korea the word "tax" is not used, and the term for state revenue has been variously translated as "socialist income accounting", "socialist economic management income", and in ...
The automotive industry in North Korea is a branch of the national economy, with much lower production than the automotive industry in South Korea. In North Korea , motor vehicle production is focused on military and industrial goals, including construction; few private citizens own cars.
From 1994 to 1998, North Korea suffered from a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 0.24 and 3.5 million people, and the country continues to struggle with food production. [5] North Korea follows Songun, or "military-first" policy. [6]
Wanted: North Korean remote workers The case out of the Southern District of Florida is just the latest in federal efforts to root out North Korean remote worker fraud.
While North Korea is classified as a low-income country, the structure of North Korea's causes of death (2013) is unlike that of other low-income countries. [409] Instead, it is closer to worldwide averages, with non-communicable diseases—such as cardiovascular disease and cancers—accounting for 84 percent of the total deaths in 2016. [410]
A North Korean police car in 2017; the Chosŏn'gŭl lettering on the side translates as "Traffic safety". South Korean and North Korean authorities at the South Korea-North Korea border. The Social Security Ministry and the State Security Department are responsible for internal security in North Korea.
SEOUL (Reuters) -The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned of a new response against South Korea if the South continued with loudspeaker broadcasts and scattering leaflets ...