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16 fascinating facts about North Korea

Elena HolodnyNov 8, 2015, 20:09 IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the completed Mirae Scientists Street, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on October 21, 2015.REUTERS/KCNA

Everyone's heard a thing or two about North Korea, the "hermit kingdom" that sits on the east coast of China.

North Korea frequently makes headlines as its government continues to tout its military hardware and make boisterous, but so far benign, nuclear threats.

The country has been linked to several cyber-related incidents lately, but it denies involvement.

Still, the one thing that remains a bit of a mystery is what goes on inside the hermit kingdom as data isn't readily available or reliable. But check out below some of the things we do know about what makes the country tick: