Everyone's heard about North Korea, the hermit kingdom that hangs off the east coast of China.
Condoleezza Rice called it an "outpost of tyranny." George W. Bush said it was one-third of the "axis of evil." And now James Franco and Seth Rogen are releasing a comedy about it, much to Pyongyang's disapproval.
Despite all of that, we really don't know that much about North Korea. But what we do know is rather mindblowing.
If North Korea's capital were a US city, it would be the 4th-most populous.
The population of Pyongyang is 2.843 million.
The fourth-most populous U.S. city is Houston, Texas. Its population is 2.195 million.
Source: CIA
North Korea has a 100% literacy rate.
The CIA defines literacy as "age 15 and over can read and write."
According to that definition, the literacy rate is 100%.
Source: CIA
There are 28 state-approved haircuts.
According to Time, "Women are allowed to choose one of 14 styles; married women are instructed to keep their tresses short, while the single ladies are allowed let loose with longer, curlier locks."
Men are "prohibited from growing their hair longer than 5 cm — less than 2 inches — while older men can get away with up to 7 cm (3 inches)."
Source: Time
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