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    Tourism in North Korea is tightly controlled by the North Korean government. All tourism is organized by one of several state-owned tourism bureaus, including...
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    Tourism in South Korea and its industry caters to both foreign and domestic tourists. In 2019, 17.5 million foreign tourists visited South Korea, making...
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  • Tourism in Korea may refer to: Tourism in North Korea Tourism in South Korea This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tourism...
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    South Korea) must obtain a visa prior to entering North Korea. All visitors (except citizens of South Korea) who travel to North Korea for tourism purposes...
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  • Transport in North Korea is constrained by economic problems and government restrictions. Public transport predominates, and most of it is electrified...
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    single nation that was annexed by Japan in 1910, the Korean Peninsula has been divided into North Korea and South Korea since the end of World War II on 2...
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  • hotels in North Korea. Tourism in North Korea Portals:  North Korea  Companies  Lists "Chongnyon Hotel North Korea aka The Youth Hotel". www.north-korea-travel...
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    Mount Kumgang Tourist Region (category Tourism in North Korea)
    of the South Korean Sunshine Policy. In January 2024, North Korea annouced that they would close the Mount Kumgang International Tourism Administration...
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    Corruption in North Korea is a widespread and growing problem in North Korean society. North Korea is ranked 172 out of 180 countries in Transparency...
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  • State General Bureau of Tourist Guidance (category Tourism in North Korea)
    (formerly State General Bureau of Tourism; Korean: 국가관광총국) is a North Korean state agency that organizes tourism in North Korea. Foreign tour operators have...
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    Shesgreen, Deirdre (February 23, 2016). "Cincinnati man finds tourism in North Korea not for the faint of heart". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 14, 2019...
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    North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula...
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    The economy of North Korea is a centrally planned economy, following Juche, where the role of market allocation schemes is limited, although increasing...
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  • of Korea Korean calendar Lunar Month Public holidays in North Korea Working hours in South Korea General: Culture of Korea Culture of South Korea Culture...
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    Cultural Exchange, an organization that promotes investment and tourism in North Korea. On September 24, 2021, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced...
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    a 1,638-metre-high (5,374 ft) peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly...
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    the most famous North Korean defectors in the world". She fled from North Korea to China in 2007 at age 13 before moving to South Korea, then to the United...
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    beverages Korean cuisine Poktan-ju Smoking in North Korea Somaek Tourism in North Korea Cantrell II, Phillip A. (2000). "Beer and Ale". In Kiple, Kenneth...
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  • Koryo Tours (category Tourism in North Korea)
    independent Western travel company based in Beijing, specializing in group and independent tourism to North Korea. Their tours run throughout the year covering...
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  • North–South differences in the Korean language. 라; Ra in North Korea. 란; Ran in North Korea. 랑; Rang in North Korea. 로; Ro in North Korea. 뢰; Roe in North...
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    Paektu Mountain or Baekdu Mountain (Korean: 백두산) is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. In China, it is known as Changbai Mountain...
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    and as an important economic asset for South Korea, generating revenue through both exports and tourism. Following the 1997 Asian financial crisis and...
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    (Kangwŏndo; Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.wʌn.do]) is a province of North Korea, with its capital at Wŏnsan. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Kangwŏn...
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    Wonsan (redirect from Wonsan, North Korea)
    city and naval base located in Kangwon Province, North Korea, along the eastern side of the Korean Peninsula, on the Sea of Japan and the provincial...
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    1945, both North and South Korea have produced their own styles of music. Traditional music (국악; gugak; lit. national music) produced by Korea includes...
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    The Pyongyang Metro (Korean: 평양 지하철도) is the rapid transit system in Pyongyang, the capital and largest city of North Korea. It consists of two lines:...
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    North Korea has diplomatic relations with 160 states. The country's foreign relations have been dominated by its conflict with South Korea and its historical...
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    Ullim Falls (category Tourism in North Korea)
    Wŏnsan, North Korea. According to the Korean Friendship Association, the Ullim Falls were developed by Kim Jong-il in 1999, with a resort completed in 2001...
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    Friendship Bridge.[self-published source?] In 2019, a Western-run travel agency specializing in North Korea tourism announced a Moscow–Pyongyang train tour...
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    of and topical guide to North Korea: North Korea is a sovereign country located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. To the south...
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