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AsiaEA > NorthKorea > Pyongyang > Introduction
P Y O N G Y A N G |
| Pyongyang,
the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is one of the most
unabashedly communist cities left in the world. Beijing, with its Hard Rock Café, its
discos and its bars, pales into capitalist insignificance when compared with Pyongyang.
Pyongyang is a picture of so-called Communist prosperity: clean, wide streets with very
little traffic, no street cattle or itinerant hawkers; none of the bustle common in other
Asian cities. It’s a clean, rather `sterile’ city, a showcase for Kim
Il-Sung’s glory, for the achievements of the Communist regime in the DPRK. Pyongyang
has none of the glamour, the hustle and bustle of other Asian cities: just a quiet and
somewhat intimidating dignity that can be rather strenuous for a foreigner trying not to
step on the toes of the authorities. For detailed country
information, see North Korea. |
F A C
T B O X |
| Area |
2630
sq km |
| Population |
2
million |
| Language |
Korean |
Religion |
Officially
prohibited |
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