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Situated on the Korean Peninsula adjacent to its affluently developed neighbor, South Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) spans approximately 46,500 square miles, roughly equivalent to the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its extensive coastline stretches over 1,550 miles along the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Although surrounded by water, most citizens have seldom ventured beyond their borders, living in a bubble that excludes modern global concepts like Google and Starbucks.