South Korea is 70 percent hills and mountains cut by steep river valleys. Twenty percent of the land is arable river bottoms. High mountains on the east coast give rise to rivers that flow westward across the peninsula to reach small areas of coastal lowlands along the west coast.

Most of North Korea is a series of medium-sized mountain ranges and large hills, separated by deep, narrow valleys. The highest peak, Paektu-san on the volcanic Baekdu Mountain, is located on its northern border with China, and rises 9,002 ft. (2,744 m).

The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. It was created by agreement between North Korea, China and the United Nations Command in 1953. The DMZ is 250 kilometres (160 miles) long, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) wide.

The DMZ divides the peninsula by separating North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) from South Korea (Republic of Korea). The DMZ is 2.4 miles wide and centers on a demarcation line that extends for 151 miles between the Yellow Sea and the East Sea (or Sea of Japan).

North Korea is about 1.2 times bigger than South Korea. South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 21% larger than South Korea.

Tourists cannot bring the following items into the DPRK: stand-alone GPS devices, pornography, drones, magazines, newspapers, religious texts, or any print or digital resources about North Korea or South Korea. Take note that if you do bring your mobile phone, you cannot make any international calls in North Korea.

What can you drink? Firstly there is no shortage of booze in North Korea, and no limit on consumption. It could even be considered a national pastime – much like life in South Korea, China and much of East Asia.

A valid visa is required to travel to North Korea. However, North Korea does not have an embassy in the United States, so the visa must be obtained overseas, and Passport Health cannot assist with this process. Most US citizens planning to travel to North Korea obtain their visa at the DPRK Embassy in Beijing, China.

Air Koryo, North Korea’s national airline, can also take you to Pyongyang. Finally, there’s Air Koryo, North Korea’s national airline. Korea Konsult reports that Air Koryo operates three regular flights per week linking Beijing and Pyongyang. Air Koryo also operates regular flights between Vladivostok and Pyongyang.

Because of the strict laws in North Korea, all air travel in the country, particularly international air travel is limited. However, there are a few airlines that offer flight options to Pyongyang, the capital city. This is the only Chinese city that currently offers flights to North Korea.

13 hours, 16 minutes.

The visa fee (30-80 Euro depending on place of visa issuance)

Buddhists are a minority in North Korea, and their traditions have developed differently from those of South Korean Buddhists after the division of the country. Buddhism in North Korea is practiced under the auspices of the official Korea Buddhist Federation, an organ of the North Korean state apparatus.

Bongsu Church (Korean: 봉수교회) is a Protestant church in the Konguk-dong of the Mangyongdae District of Pyongyang in North Korea. It is one of just a handful churches in the country and one of only two Protestant churches, the other one being Chilgol Church.

There are more than 300 colleges and universities in North Korea. In North Korea, there are only two universities such as Kim Il Sung University and Kim Chaek University of Technology. All the others are colleges.

a 16 hour