- As speculation grows around the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, all eyes are on the Hermit Kingdom — one of the most closed-off places in the world.
- Propaganda runs rampant and presents a very different outlook on day-to-day life for North Koreans.
- But much of the country lives in poverty, thousands of people are held as political prisoners, and the government controls most aspects of life.
- In recent weeks, life inside the country has appeared even grimmer than usual as the coronavirus pandemic has struck North Korea’s already-fragile economy.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un keeps a close watch over the media in his country, controlling much of what citizens know of the outside world, and vice versa.
Though Kim has fought to present the Hermit Kingdom to the world as a bastion of military might, nuclear power, and anti-West sentiment, the reality of daily life is grim.
Much of the country lives in poverty, tens of thousands of people are held as political prisoners, and the government tightly controls most aspects of life.
Here’s what North Korea really looks like, as Kim hasn’t been seen in public since April 11.
source: yahoo.com