ИСТИНА

More than 60 years have passed since the conclusion of the Korean War, during which the ethnically homogenous nation as a whole was forcibly divided into two. Today, the Republic of Korea, located on the southern part of the peninsula, is a highly developed country with a market economy. whereas the northern part, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is one of the poorest countries in the world. At the same time according to the statistics, the urban population in the DPRK in 2008 had reached 60.9% of the total. After traveling through the cities and towns of the country in May 2016, the Presenter examined Urbanization in Juche Country and conducted an analysis of its peculiarities. The results of this research are going to be presented during the Seminar.