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5. You can only watch government-controlled TV

You won’t be doing much channel surfing in North Korea. That’s because there are only four channels available on TV, all of which are strictly controlled by the government. Korean Central Television is the main one, where the announcer shouts the state-sanctioned news with unwavering joy and gusto. There are also two educational channels, and one sports station. Every word uttered on these broadcasts are carefully selected by authorities, so the populace is only aware of the government-approved viewpoint.

People watch a North Korea's KRT television show, as a presenter announces North Korea has test-launched its country's new ICBM, at the Seoul Railway Station on November 29, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Despite of US President Trump's warnings, North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile early today for the first time in four months. The Pentagon has said that the missile had flown for about 1,000km (620 miles) before falling into the Sea of Japan. ( Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images

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