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North Korea: The Most Secretive Country on Earth

North Korea is arguably the most secretive country on earth. This hermit kingdom is known mostly for human rights abuses, military provocations, and outlandish stories like former leader Kim Jong-il sinking 11 holes in one during his first time playing golf.

I really want to know who decided on 11. Can't say it was 18 holes in one; that would be outlandish. But 11, that's a sweet spot. Let's not get it twisted. North Korea is a bad place.

Between 150,000 and 200,000 North Koreans live in prison camps with an estimated 40% mortality rate. The government makes its money by exporting counterfeit pharmaceuticals, methamphetamine, and selling small arms to terror groups. And the culture is so repressive, they even control your hair. All North Koreans must have one of 28 government-approved haircuts.

Despite all this, the people still need to get around. But how did they achieve that in such dire conditions?

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- North Korea is arguablythe most secretive country on earth.This hermit kingdom is known mostlyfor human rights abuses,military provocations,and outlandish stories likeformer leader Kim Jong-ilsinking 11 holes in one thefirst time he played golf.Hmm, I really wannaknow who decided on 11.We can't say it was 18 holes in one.That would be outlandish.But 11, that's a sweet spot.Let's not get it twisted.North Korea is a bad place.Between 150,000 and 200,000 North Koreanslive in prison campswith an estimated 40% mortality rate.The government makesits money by exportingcounterfeit pharmaceuticals,methamphetamine,and selling small arms to terror groups.And the culture is so repressive,they even control your hair.All North Koreans must have one of 28government approved haircuts.Despite all this, the peoplestill need to get around.But how did they achievethat in such dire conditions?Well, today on "Wheel House,"we'll be taking you insidethe strange and mysteriousNorth Korean car industry.Thanks to Monster Legendsfor sponsoring today's video.You might be wondering why atotally real monster like meis doing these hardcore bicep curls.Well, I'm preparing forbattle on Monster Legends.Create monster teams, levelthem up with runes and relics,and go on legendary queststo get incredible rewards.There are hundreds of monsters to collect.Plus, you can build aworld for them to live in.There's also YouTuber Island,where you can find monsters createdby some of the biggest YouTubers.Jack up your monsters,destroy your enemies,show your power, becomea monster legend like me.That was a weird wink I just did it.Download Monster Legends today.It's free to play on both Android and iOS.Click the link in thedescription by February 6thto get a bonus reward of50,000 food, 300,000 gold,10 gems, and the epic monster, Kaori.These costumes are so hot, dude.You rolling?Because North Korea is so isolated,there's no way to know for sure,but it might have the lowest rateof car ownership in the world.Experts estimate that there are around30,000 vehicles on the roadfor a population of 25 million people.That's around one carfor every 833 people.Imagine if a car was harderto get than a PlayStation 5.One big reason, officially,private citizens can't own cars.So generally, North Korean driversmust have government connections.But there also aren'tmany cars to begin withbecause of the government's longstandingpolicy of isolation called Juche.It might sound like a fancyfacial hygiene product,but Juche has actually beenthe official governmentideology of North Koreafor over 70 years.The roots of Juche and North Korea itselfgo back to the aftermath of World War II.Prior to the war, the Korean peninsulawas a Japanese territory.But after Japan surrendered in 1945,the Allies took it anddivided it into two zones.The south, which was occupied by the US,and the North which wasoccupied by the Soviet Union.Their initial intention wasto set up an independentand reunified Korean government.But with Cold War tensions ratcheting up,two super powers couldn't agree on terms.So in 1948, 2 separate Koreangovernments were formed.The USSR installed aguerilla military leadernamed Kim Il-sung, whopreviously had workedwith the Red Army and theChinese government to leadthe Democratic People's Republicof Korea, AKA North Korea.Kim created the Juche ideology,which was basically anultra nationalist twiston his friends Stalin and Mao.Juche directly translatesto self-reliance.Kim believed that because"Man is the master of his destiny,"his nation could only achieve perfectionby becoming strong andcompletely independent.So when he took control of the DPRK,he cut off North Koreaeconomically and diplomaticallyfrom most of the world, andremains that way to this day.North Korea's devout isolationmeans that Western carshave never been imported into the countryon any kind of scale.The only car manufacturerto make inroads in NorthKorea was Gaz, G-A-Z.Which was founded and used to be ownedby the Soviet government.The Gaz factory in Russiawas originally builtwith help from Ford.And the first car builtthere was a Russian versionof Ford's model A called the Gaz A.During World War II, Gaz then builtChevrolet designed militarytransports for the Allies.The factory survived heavybombing during the war.And afterwards, GAZ starteddesigning their own vehicles,including the M20 Pobeda.This stylish sedan was possiblythe first passenger vehicleto be assembled in North Koreabecause the Soviets builtan auto plant in Pyongyangto produce the Pobeda,the Gaz 51 military truck,and the Gaz 69 off-road vehicle.It's hard to guess how many foreign carshave made their way intoNorth Korea over the years,but it's likely that the mostprevalent is the Gaz Volga.The Volga was a Mercedesstyle executive sedanbuilt between 1956 and 2010.And during the height of the Cold War,thousands of them werereportedly exported to the North.Some of the few reportersallowed to enter Pyongyanghave reported that old Volgas,specifically the Gaz 24built between 1970 and 1985,are still being used as taxis today.So we've established that as a country,North Korea has importedaround the same numberof cars as Dan Bilzerian.That means that at least a chunkof the 30,000 vehicles on the roadmust be manufactured domestically.There are basically only two car companieslocated in North Korea.The first is Sungri Motor Plant.It was founded in 1950 asthe Tokchon motor plantshortly after the start of the Korean war.Not surprisingly, the factory madealmost exclusively heavy dutySUVs, construction vehicles,and military transports.In 1975, the plant was renamed Sungriafter the Korean word for victory.Most of the notable Sungri vehiclesare copies of Gaz models.According to defectors, NorthKorean car makers at Sungriand elsewhere would use a procedurecalled anatomy plan drawing,in which they would import aforeign car, take it apart,and sketch the design of theirbrand new North Korean carby copying the pieces.The Sungri 58 is a clone of the Gaz 51.The Sungri 4 combineda Gaz 69 with a Jeep.And the company has also copycattedVolkswagen and Mercedes among others.Like many things in North Korea,the government's claimsabout Sungri Motor Plantseemed based in an alternate reality.In 1980, annual productionwas reported to be20,000 units per year.However, experts say Sungrimore likely turned outbetween 6,000 and 7,000units per year at most.Sungri also claims to have built a truckcalled the ZR 5000 that boastsa 1,000 horsepower engine,and hits a top speed of about200 kilometers per hour.But, let's just say ithasn't made an appearanceat the Geneva Motor Show.The other car company in North Koreais called Pyeonghwa Motors,which means peace in Korean.It's a good name sincePyeonghwa was actually foundedas a joint venture betweenNorth Korea and South Korea.This was during a period inthe late '90s early 2000swhen South Korea adopted a sunshine policythat softened its stancetowards the North.The deal was organized bythe Unification Church,a quasi Christian quasicult based in Seoulthat believes in thereunification of Koreaas one of its core tenets.The church and the South Korean governmentspent about $55 million to buildthe Pyeonghwa factory in Pyongyang,where the companyimmediately started buildingrebadged copies of foreign cars.Because of the UnificationChurch's connectionto Mekong Auto Corporation in Vietnam,which had a licensing deal with Fiat,the first car built by Pyeonghwawas carbon copy of the FiatSiena called the Hwiparam,which means whistle in Korean.Three years late came the Peokkugi,meaning cuckoo based on the Fiat Doblo.I'm sorry if I demolishedthose pronunciations.I'm really trying.After the licensingdeal with Fiat expired,later models of Hwiparam and the Peokkugiwere based on cars madeby Chinese companies,Brilliance and Shuguang.Meanwhile, the luxuriousPyeonghwa Zunma, meaning steed,is a copy of South Korea'sSsangYong Chairman.Unfortunately, thoughBrilliance and Shuguangare known for copying cars themselves.And the Chairman is a thinlyveiled Mercedes rip off.So Pyeonghwa cars areactually copies of copies.Meaning they look like thereal thing from 10 feet away,but the illusion starts tofall apart if you get too closeand the car starts to fallapart after you drive it.From 2002 to 2011, Pyeonghwabuilt 6,368 cars totaldespite a factory capable ofproducing 10,000 annually.The company reportedlyturned a small profitin 2009 and 2010, but not enough to keepthe Unification Church invested.After trying and failing tosell their ownership stakefor $200 million, they instead donated itto the North Korean government in exchangefor potential contractsand the hotel business.At any rate, Pyeonghwanow has exclusive rightsto build new cars and alsosell used cars in North Korea.How do they manage that whencar ownership is illegal?I don't know.Like I said, North Koreais very mysterious.We do know, however, thatPyeonghwa is the only companyin North Korea that has everbeen confirmed to advertise.A series of Pyeonghwabillboards and TV commercialswere produced to show residentsthat their country is able to competewith Western auto makers.It's worth noting oneother car manufacturerwhich tried to build perhapsthe only original automobilein North Korean history, who'scalled Pyongsang Auto Works.And it made a car calledthe Kaengsaeng 88,which meant self-reliance or Juche mobile.This car was loosely basedon the Mercedes-Benz W201,which was whipped up afterKim Il-sung declared in 1987that if South Korea could make cars,then North Korea could do the same.However, only a coupleof prototypes were made.The resulting vehicles reportedlyhad no heating or air conditioning,and were prone to fillwith dust while driving.And that's not what you want in a car.There are only two categoriesof cars on North Korean roads.The military takes up a huge portionof the country's budget andemploys 4.7% of the population.So it makes sense that many vehicleswe see in photos from NorthKorea are made by the army,which reportedly has itsown production facilities.There are also a surprisingnumber of foreign luxury carsthat have found theirway into the country.Some of them are Volvosbecause in the 70s,Kim Il-sung reportedly agreed to purchasea thousand Volvo 144s from neutral Sweden.The cars were delivered, butapparently he skipped the bill.Some of those free Volvosare still puttering around the city today.Photos of Pyongyang also often featurea 70s or 80s black Mercedes S class.One defector told South Korean newspapersthat they're basically theofficial car of the government.And the higher rank the politician,the higher up on the model line they get.Reports also indicate thatsome people in the governmentuse luxury Toyotas from Japan.In fact, foreign cars werecommon enough that in 2007,Kim Jong-il ordered the confiscationof all Japanese built vehiclesreportedly after onebroke down in the streetand blocked traffic.Western car makers got thelast laugh on him though,because during his funeral parade in 2011,his casket was carried by aLincoln Continental limousine.Does the future of theNorth Korean car industrylook any different than the past?The short answer is not really.At a trade fair in 2013,the DPRK surprised observersby announcing an absurd36 new Pyeonghwa models.But upon closer examination,experts confirmed thatevery single one of themwas a Chinese made carrebadged with Pyeonghwa logos,new names, and one page leaflets.However, there is onesomewhat positive signthat maybe the people of North Koreawill eventually get actual accessto modern day auto technology.Their current ruler, Kim Jong-un,the grandson of KimIl-sung, is a car lover.In 2017, he visited a weaponsand truck manufacturing facility,and called for the need to establisha modern automotiveindustry in his countryaccording to Pyongyang's state media.Kim Jong-un alsoreportedly has an extensivepersonal car collection,surprise surprise,that includes an Audi R8, Range Rover 5.0,a Rolls Royce Phantom,and several MercedesS classes and Maybach.All of which he somehow acquiredin violation of international sanctions.Rumor has it, he even has aspecial car just for pooping in.Weird.Of course, rumor also has ithe doesn't poop or pee at all,which is somehow more believablethan the 11 holes in one.Look, North Korea is anobjectively crappy place.The vast majority of citizensare treated horribly,while a select few get to drive Benzes.The history of their car cultureis bizarre and interesting,but mostly it's really short,which reflects the lackof basic necessitieseverywhere in the country.On behalf of our fellow enthusiastsliving under the dictatorship,let's hope that changessooner rather than later.- Looks pretty good.- Donut has posters?- Yeah, Donut has posters.- Donut has posters?- Yeah, Donut has posters.- Donut has posters.- Yep, Donut has posters.- Wow.- Wow.- Wow.- Wow. 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