Visitors wait to enter the Museum of Natural History in Pyongyang on Sept. 28, 2016. Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images You might not know as much about North Korea as you think. After all, how much time have you spent really paying attention to the latest news on North Korea ? Or the history of North Korea ? Or the history of U.S. actions on the Korean peninsula? Don't be too attached to a mental image of "North Korea," if the facts turn out to be different... Flag Wavers at a Stadium in Pyongyang in 2014 Eric Lafforgue Take the North Korean Economy and North Korean Famine for Instance If someone's mental image of North Korea is a place where a lot of people are starving, they're like 20 years behind. That's one of the most common clichés about North Korea, that it's a destitute, starving country. But it's not accurate anymore : "In the late 1990s, North Korea suffered a major famine that, according to the most recent re...
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