Living in North Korea | How Life Works in the Most Closed Country on Earth | 4K Travel Documentary

Seen from space at night, North Korea almost vanishes. The only light left is a dim smudge over Pyongyang. This is a full deep dive into the most closed country on Earth. It covers its volcanoes and the DMZ, a war that never officially ended, and what daily life is really like behind the showcase capital. In this video: Why every home keeps a special cloth just for dusting the leaders' portraits How a line drawn in 30 minutes on a National Geographic map split Korea in two The songbun system that decides your future based on what your grandparents did Why fake eyelashes and wigs became a key export to China after the 2017 sanctions The Ryugyong Hotel: 105 floors, started in 1987, and still no guests The North Korean hackers blamed for a $1.5 billion crypto theft Kijong-dong, the ""Propaganda Village,"" and the flagpole war at the border 00:00 A country that vanishes at night 00:40 Where North Korea is 01:39 Volcanoes, coasts and climate 05:34 Pyongyang to Rason: the regions 08:06 How Korea was split 12:18 The famine years 14:36 Daily life and control 20:08 Markets, money and hackers 25:10 Unicorns, tunnels and a fake village 30:01 Cold noodles, corn and kimchi 33:09 North Korea vs. the West 34:35 The dark place Portrait inspections, banned slang or weekly self-criticism: which rule would you break first? Tell me in the comments, and subscribe for the next country.