NORTH KOREA

Good morning all the tourists. Welcome to North Korea. Introduce my name is Jonny, I will
guide you all over in North Korea. I'll explain a little about this country. North Korea,
officially called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Hangul:
, Choson Minjujui Inmin Konghwaguk) is a country in East Asia, which includes
most of the northern Korean peninsula. The capital and largest city is Pyongyang. Korean
Demilitarized Zone into the boundary between North Korea and South Korea. Amnok River
and the Tumen River forms the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of
China. Some of the Tumen River in the northeast is the border with Russia. The locals call
this country Pukchosn (, "Choson North").
North Korea is included in the one-party state under the union front, led by the Workers' Party
of Korea. Government of the country following the Juche ideology, which was initiated by
Kim Il-sung, former leader of this country. Became the official state ideology of Juche when
the country adopted a new constitution in 1972, though Kim Il-sung has been used to shape
policy since at least early 1955. While the official as a socialist republic, North Korea is seen
by most state as a totalitarian dictatorship Stalinist state The current leader is Kim Jong-il,
son of the Eternal President Kim Il-sung.
Impact of Japanese occupation that ended with the defeat of Japan in World War II in 1945
was Korea divided at the 38th parallel north to follow the agreement with the United Nations.
The northern region is governed by the Soviet Union, and the south by the United States.
North Korea's history officially began with the establishment of the People's Democratic
Republic in 1948. North Korea has a command of the industrialized economies, autarkik,
and highly centralized. Of the five remaining socialist countries in the world, North Korea is
one of two states (along with Cuba) with the state-owned economy and planned by the
government entirely.
North Korea's isolation policy means that international trade is very limited. North Korea
passed legislation in 1984 that allow foreign investment through joint ventures, but failed to
invite investment means. In 1991, Rason Special Economic Zone was established, with the
aim of attracting foreign investment from China and Russia. The companies of China and
Russia had acquired the rights to use the port in the Rason. Chinese investors have renovated

the street from the Rason to China, and the Russian railway workers renovating the railway
line from Rason to Russia.
Average salary of North Korea is about $ 47 per month. Despite the economic problems are
substantial, the quality of life of the people continued to improve and wages continue to rise.
The market of private small-scale, called janmadang, present all over the country and serve
residents with certain foods and commodities of imports in exchange for money, thereby
helping to prevent starvation.
Food, home, health, and education provided free of charge by the state, and payment of taxes
have been abolished since 1 April 1974. To increase the productivity of agriculture and
industry, since the 1960s, the North Korean government has introduced a systemmanagement systems such as the Taean work system. In the 21st century, North Korea's GDP
growth is quite slow but definite, although in recent years, the growth rate increased to 3.7%
in 2008 due to growth in the agricultural sector by 8.2% .
North Korea Korean share with South Korea. There are dialect differences in both the two
Koreas, North and South but the border is not clearly represent the language border. While in
South Korea is more liberal, the adoption of modern terms from foreign languages is more
limited in North Korea. Hanja (Chinese characters) are no longer used in North Korea,
although sometimes still used in South Korea. Both share the Korean phonetic writing system
called Hangul Chosongul in the north and south of Zone Demarcation. Romanization is
different in the two-two states, North Korean McCune-Reischauer system with little
modification, and South Korea use the Revised Romanization of Korean.
Second, the two Koreas share a common heritage of Buddhism and Confucianism and Korea
are still very recent history of the Christian religion and movement Cheondoisme ("religion
of the Heavenly Way"). North Korea's constitution states that religious freedom is allowed.
According to the standards of Western religion, the majority of the population of North Korea
can be classified as "no religion". But most of them defined "religion" from the viewpoint of
sociology and cultural influences that traditional religions such as Buddhism and
Confucianism still has dampag on North Korea's spiritual life.
An ancient relief image of the Buddha, Mount Kumgang
According to Religious Intelligence, the religious situation in North Korea are as follows:
No religion: 15,460,000 adherents (64.31% of the population, the dominant majority, they
are penghayat Juche philosophy)
Korean Shamanism: 3.846 million followers (16% of population)

 Cheondoisme: 3.245 million adherents (13.50% of population)

Buddhism: 1.082 million adherents (4.50% of population)
Christianity: 406,000 adherents (1.69% of population)
Pyongyang was the center of Christian activity in Korea before the Korean War. Now, four
state-supervised church here, where religious freedom is a special case for foreigners. Official
government statistics report that there are 10,000 Protestants and 4,000 Roman Catholics in
North Korea.
According to the ranking published by Open Doors, a Christian organization that helps
people who have been wronged, North Korea is now the country with the highest penzaliman
against Christians in other countries worldwide. Human Rights advocacy groups like
Amnesty International also expressed concern against religious penzaliman in North Korea
Education in North Korea are controlled by the government and compulsory up to secondary
level. Education in North Korea is free, and the state provides for its students not only
teaching facilities and free education, but also uniforms and guidebooks. heuristics are
actively applied to build self-reliance and creativity of students. Compulsory education lasts
eleven years , and past one-year pre-school level, four years of primary education and six
years of secondary education. School curricula in North Korea consists of academic subjects
and politics. The elementary school is known as the school people and the children attending
this school at the age of 6-9 years. They then proceed to a public high school or vocational
school, depending on the capabilities of each. They entered the school at the age of ten years
and finished at the age of 16 years.
Health services and medical care in North Korea do not require a charge to the people. North
Korea budgeted 3% of its GDP on health sector. Since the 1950s, North Korea has laid a
strong foundation in the health sector, and between 1955 and 1986, the number of hospitals
increased from 285 to 2401, and the number of health centers - from 1020 to 5644. There are
several hospitals that special service of the factories and mines. Since 1979 the emphasis is
better placed in traditional Korean medicine, based on the use of herbal treatments and
acupuncture.
The tourists respectable, let's get into the bus while around tourist attractions in the country.
Today at 10:00 am, we will begin to visit Pyongyang (the capital) first.

Sights Pyongyang (the capital)

The monument in Pyongyang North Korea

Hotel Ryugyong (semasih built) is the 28th tallest building in the world

For now at 12.00, time for lunch. We will stop at the best restaurant in town that is Arirang.
Enjoy your lunch.
At 13.00 hours we will visit the region Kmgangsan. Within the Kmgangsan-mountain,
Hyundai companies establish and operate special tourist area. A visit to the region is also
possible for citizens of the United States and South Korea, but only in the group (not
individuals) from South Korea.

Regional Tourism Kmgangsan famous among South Korean tourists.

At 18.00 we will eat and rest at Yanggakdo Hotel. The tourists please enjoy the food and
service has been provided by the hotel. Congratulations break.