North Korea
As you all know, Korea has separated into two entirely different countries, North Korea and South Korea. North Korea is communist, while South Korea is democratic. But enough about South Korea; we're here for North Korea. For a little insight on North Korea, you should know the basics. The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang, they have an overall population of 24.45 million as of 2011, and their currency is the won. The leader of North Korea, is Kim Jong-Un. He took office in December 11th, 2011.
Separated
Korea wasn't always separated into two nations. The separation of Korea occurred after World War II, when the Soviet Union (now Russia) declared war on Japan and they occupied themselves on the northern part of Korea. The United States, an alibi of Japan, placed themselves onto the southern territory of Korea. By the end of the war, Korea was divided into two parts of the small peninsula; North and South Korea, they were called. North Korea had followed the Soviet Union's steps and turned communist, while South Korea went the opposite direction and turned democratic. It wasn't as simple as that, though. Both powers tried to take over the other with their style of government. They had created a border on the 38th parallel, to separate the two. All attempts to keep the two separated diminished when the military of North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25th, 1950. This led to a civil war, named the Korean War. Both sides called their alibis for help, and so, the war had turned into North Korea and China verses South Korea and the United States. Three years later, the fighting stopped, only to make no progress. Approximately over one million citizens and soldiers were killed during the war, only to decide that they were to keep the order they were in before.
Limitation
In North Korea, the citizens inside are limited in their freedom. They are limited from the amount of technology available to regular working people, to the type of religion you are to follow. The technology in North Korea is very limited. Everything in the world of technology, ranging from a phone to the radio, is controlled by the government. There is only one internet provider, and as you have probably guessed, is owned and controlled by the government. If you were a citizen in North Korea, you wouldn't be able to go on websites like the New York Times, because North Korea shields itself from the world, afraid of the consequences. Phones were and still are very secluded. At first, phones were banned from North Korea, until 2008, where they lifted the ban. Most people there still don't have a phone though, because of the price that they need to pay. It would take approximately 10 months to buy a phone! This price was too high, and North Koreans already struggle enough with the price of food and water. Any type of media is restricted there. Newspapers and radios hide world news from the people inside, so that they would only know the news of the country itself.