North Korean Laws You Won't Believe Are Real

8. You must get government permission to live in the capital

Since North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, is the only city that the rest of the world is allowed to see, anyone who wishes to live, there must receive consent from the government. Residents of Pyongyang are, therefore, a select elite. They are often wealthy and have demonstrated loyalty to the government or have ties to the Kim family. This could be why the capital’s residents seemed so utterly distraught by the death of Kim Jong-il, while the rest of the country seemed relatively unfazed